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Name: Better Off Calculator
Rating: 4.62 (543 reviews)

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4.62

Based on 543 reviews, last reviewed 17th Jul 2026

19% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

No new 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

82%

14%

Latest highest rating:

4

It identify unclaimed benefits and grants. It identify unclaimed benefits and grants. Reviewed on: 17th July 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

i find its time consuming / unfriendly / completely... i find its time consuming / unfriendly / completely useless compared to our old calculator. ETC ETC Reviewed on: 19th August 2025

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The Better Off Calculator is a tool that quickly calculates your benefit entitlement and shows you what money you may be missing out on.

You can use the free calculator to see how changes in earnings or hours will impact your income.

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A must have in the world of Benefits

This tool is brilliant! No baffling, no complex information to unravel. I used the site in the first instance for my own personal circumstance. Now I have been able to help-out some who need more support around Benefits and income. A life-saver, when I was facing a loss of work at 54. I was so over-whelmed with what Benefits I could access. So, finding this tool was a life-saver (not an overstatement). The fact you can also use the Monthly Budget Planner works really well for my Autistic wife. The only reason I didn't award it max stars... It doesn't make the tea! Reviewed on: 31st May 2023

Excellent better-off calculator

I use the better-off calculator on a daily basis. I have also been lucky enough to work with parts of their team to make it a little more user-friendly. Communication has always been 100%, and questions I have asked have always been answered in a timely manner. I find that working with Policy in Practice and being involved with how things work gives a sense of collaborative working that benefits both sides of the screen. Well done, keep up the fantastic work!! Reviewed on: 31st May 2023

the front line fight against the cost of living crisis

The team at Policy in Practice are dedicated to putting money in the pockets of people in need. There are very few things more important than that. They understand front line services, how to provide support for officers and residents, and they do so with passion. Reviewed on: 31st May 2023

Good Policy

I have used this for many of my clients and it has been really helpful Reviewed on: 31st May 2023

better off calculator

i believe this is a valuable tool for people to be able to use . i use it with my pts and have found it show that just how much better off they are working Reviewed on: 23rd May 2023

The better off calculator is a great tool!

As a local authority homelessness prevention officer, the better off calculator has been an invaluable part of the advice I provide to service users. Being able to project a service user's income and expenditure across a range of scenarios allows me to provide advice on current and future rent affordability, enabling service users to make informed choices about their housing. The "explainers" within the better off calculator are really helpful for local authority officers and service users alike, providing detail and context to welfare benefit criteria that would otherwise be complex and confusing. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2023

Quick and easy to use

Quick and easy to use, only takes minutes and provides more than just benefit entitlement. Excellent. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2023

Effective

Useful, practical, good support when needed, accurate results Reviewed on: 23rd May 2023

Very helpful tool

This is an extremely helpful tool. It helps so many people claim the correct benefits and helps us at CAB to do our jobs to the best of our abilities. Reviewed on: 18th May 2023

Great and Easy service to use

Use as a debt adviser, this website and tool allows me to progress my cases ahead of time and allows for the client to increase their current benefit award where possible. A great and useful tool to have. Reviewed on: 18th May 2023

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19% increase in 5 star reviews

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Policy in Practice Better Off Calculator reviews (543)

A must have in the world of Benefits

Excellent better-off calculator

the front line fight against the cost of living crisis

Good Policy

better off calculator

The better off calculator is a great tool!

Quick and easy to use

Effective

Very helpful tool

Great and Easy service to use

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