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Name: Better Off Calculator
Rating: 4.74 (367 reviews)

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4.75

Based on 367 reviews, last reviewed 5th Jun 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

Better Off Calculator As part of my role at Maximus, I have gained hands-on experience using the Better Off Calculator to support customers in understanding the financial i... Read more Reviewed on: 5th June 2025

Latest lowest rating:

2

Its a clunky system that doesn't work very well. Its a clunky system that doesn't work very well. Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

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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 (367)

Review of the Policy in Practice, Better Off Calculator:

Comprehensive calculator benefiting lives.

This is a comprehensive calculator that actually benefits people and can help them make informed decisions that can impact their lives. I have used this tool to help a number of people realise how much they can be better off working compared to UC. Training to use it is clear and straight forward, and it is user friendly. I would be at a loss without this, and so would the people I work with. Reviewed on: 14th May 2025

Affextive

really easy to navigate and affective in my job. Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

Using the Better Off Calculator has helped me provid...

Using the Better Off Calculator has helped me provide excellent support for my Restart customers. It gives them a breakdown of their current situation and how much better off they would in work, taking in to account a range of different scenarios. Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

I find it helpful on a daily basis to help people wh...

I find it helpful on a daily basis to help people what they are entitled too. Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

this process helps all people in all walks of life

this process is amazing in so many ways as it helps show people what they are currently receiving and what they can receive, if anything else is available to themselves etc Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

Great tool to show people how much better off they w...

Great tool to show people how much better off they would be in work Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

Unable to do job without it, user friendly

Unable to do job without it, user friendly Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

Very Good Service

All great as always & never any issues Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

Its a clunky system that doesn't work very well.

Its a clunky system that doesn't work very well. Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

Good all round

The calculator on the whole works very well, if there are issues there's a handy chat box and the team look at the issue very quickly to rectify it. There are some calculations it refuses to do, but they are extremely complicated situations Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

Great resource

I use this service at least twice a day at work and it's always an invaluable tool to the participants we utilise it for. The various insights at the end of how much better off they would be, the ease at which we can adjust amounts and hours makes it such an easy tool to use. Reviewed on: 22nd May 2025

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