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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

great for Participants

This has been very useful for my participants, straight forward and easy to navigate, it gives participants an insight to how they would be better off in work. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Very useful for financial purposes.

it was a very straight forward application form to use, and very informative with financial information. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Helped thousands claim millions

Policy In Practice - and more so the better off calculator helped us as an organisation put nearly £1m back in residents pockets last year. Without the support of the excellent team and the tool the outcomes for thousands of families would have been so much worse Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Efficient, versatile and accessible advice.

The Policy in Practice: Better Off Calculator has been essential to my work as an adviser for Citizens Advice. The format and layout are incredibly accessible, and the versatility and breadth of situations covered means I can efficiently advise a significant amount of clients throughout the day. In this way, it helps me excel in performance and contribute to my organisation while also making sure people get the help they need and are entitled to. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Straight forward and easy to use

Straight forward and easy to use Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Cost of living crisis

As part of my job the Better off calculator has enabled me to help tenants in financial difficulty manage their budgets and access financial help to which they were unaware that they were eligible for. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Better off calculator

Better off calculator is a great tool! It helped with showing a benefit amount you could or are currently receiving but also showed better off in work. I found it very useful as you can try different scenarios by inputting hours and rate of pay. Highly recommend. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

The most modern, welcoming benefits calculator

The Better Off calculator is without a doubt the most modern, user-friendly tool I have used for this purpose. The graphics are extremely clear so that anyone can understand them, and it is very easy to see how changes in for instance employment or rental costs would affect my overall finances. On top of that, the attention to detail and customer service of the team is incredible: quick to reply, easy to interact with, and determined to make improvements whenever a suggestion is made. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Great experience.

Great experience. - Always hand and my customer enjoy this tool. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Useful tool for professionals and clients

I work in a field where we often need to estimate entitlements that people should have or possible changes to current entitlements if their circumstances change. Policy and Practice's benefit calculator is very useful for this and straightforward to use. We also recommend it to clients to try out themselves. I would add that the team is also very open to constructive feedback on the rare occasions we've had any to offer, and that they update quickly when new information is published, such as annual upratings Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

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