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Name: Better Off Calculator
Rating: 4.68 (205 reviews)

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4.65

Based on 205 reviews, last reviewed 24th Sep 2024

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Latest highest rating:

5

No stupid Chatbot Good to get human contact from the begining of the chat not some stupid chat box that cannot understand your question. The agent was responsive and he... Read more Reviewed on: 24th September 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Can’t understand the results, trying to work out if... Can’t understand the results, trying to work out if I cut my hours Reviewed on: 1st August 2024

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About this product

The Better Off Calculator is a tool that quickly calculates your benefit entitlement and shows you what money you may be missing out on. It shows you what steps you can take to strengthen your finances with a focus on actionable advice.

You can use the free calculator to see what help you are eligible for, and see clearly how changes in earnings or hours will impact your income.

If you're an advisor you can get more features in our professional calculator so that you can work out the exact amount of next Universal Credit payments, and create personalised action plans and smart budgets for customers.

With the Better Off Calculator you don’t need to be a policy expert to understand what changes to the welfare system mean for you.

Policy in Practice Better Off Calculator reviews (205)

Review of the Policy in Practice, Better Off Calculator:

All in all just an excellent service.

All in all just an excellent service. To think that you can use this for free when there are inferior products you have to pay for is crazy Reviewed on: 26th May 2024

I use it on a daily basis to provide my clients with...

I use it on a daily basis to provide my clients with their benefit entitlement Reviewed on: 24th May 2024

A great tool and easy to use, even I can use it!

A great tool and easy to use, even I can use it! I found that I could actually apply for help with housing costs which surprised me. Reviewed on: 24th May 2024

Better off Calculator

Always on hand to help. Very easy to use calculator. Useful tool to work out where we can obtain support and save money. I would definitely recommend the calculator. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

The best source for understanding benefit entitlement

We used the Policy In Practice calculator as part of a piece of analysis for DFN Project Search, a charity that helps place young adults with disabilities into work placements. We were evaluating the value that DFN generate as a result of their programmes, and to do so we used the Better Off Calculator to understand what benefits these individuals would be entitled to a) absent employment, and b) when they were in full time work. The team and calculator were fantastic and made a huge difference to our work, as we could not find a better source out there for this information! Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Simple idea excellently implemented

Simple idea excellently implemented Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Useful tool

I found it a very useful tool during the course of providing debt advice. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Couldn't be without it!

I use the calculator on a daily basis in my role and I could not be without it! Having that support, security and clarity from the results when your brain isn't quite keeping up is a huge relief. The easy to follow process of the pages is constantly offering additional information throughout and make the tool easy to navigate for professionals and individuals alike. The chat facility and support from the platform has always been a positive experience keeping me well informed at all times and outcomes being reached in a timely manner. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Responsive staff team

The team have been really helpful with all our queries around devising campaigns to help with benefits uptake and housing support. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Policy in Practice

I use policy in practice daily within my role to help people understand what benefits they are entitled to and potentially not claiming, to help people understand the additional support they could be entitled to, to understand how their financial circumstances may change moving into employment. I have found policy in practice to be beneficial for my participants as it helps to answer some of their questions as well as settle nerves about finances and going back to work. It allows for my participants to start creating budgets giving them the best chance at great financial health. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

not event once the Better off calculator reflected t...

not event once the Better off calculator reflected the reality for our customers Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

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