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Name: Better Off Calculator
Rating: 4.68 (206 reviews)

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4.68

Based on 206 reviews, last reviewed 17th Jan 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

great customer service i've used them more than once. multiple times in fact. the webchat feature is brilliant, you can get answers to your questions straight away by the ac... Read more Reviewed on: 17th January 2025

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 (206)

Review of the Policy in Practice, Better Off Calculator:

Not entirely sure what goes where?

I found the input of details confusing as it was not clear what information headings related to our experiience and personal details Reviewed on: 1st August 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

I feel that the application is moving forwards with...

I feel that the application is moving forwards with new features being added all the time - in my work as an adviser for Citizens Advice - the feature I use most frequently is Scenarios - where I can copy a previous benefit check for a client and modify it with the change that is about to happen to them Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Help to Claim and it's many Benefit Checks

I'm a Help to Claim Advisor and have been using the Better Off Calculator for the last three years now. I've found that when completing it it has a nice flow when asking the Clients the questions in the order on the calculator. The additional information of supplementary support and breakdowns of benefit entitlement has been found to be reassuring to a majority of my Clients. There has been a couple times where I have also had to get in touch with Policy in Practice using their webchat when there were issues with the calculation results and they have always answered and solved the problem promptly where possible. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Easy to use and informative.

Easy to use and informative. Provides detailed advice and is very helpful. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Good Experience

My experience has been good so far. it helps me with accurate benefit check for my clients and also information to support clients. This enables me give them the right advice. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Excellent service - easy to navigate and is really h...

Excellent service - easy to navigate and is really helpful Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

Great information guide for the general public.

Great information guide for the general public. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

BOC is a great tool to identify whether a client nee...

BOC is a great tool to identify whether a client needs a certain support and how much he is eligible to receive. It can shows people how the system is working and provide a clear guidance what can be improved and how they can be aware of their financial situation. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

As a Key worker using the better off calculator has...

As a Key worker using the better off calculator has been a breath of fresh air as it makes it easier and visible for my participants to understand how and what benefits they are entitled to , I've also recommended it to family and friends who've have found it to be very useful Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

support for the unemployed

i use this as part of my work to show unemployed people how they would benefit from working. Reviewed on: 23rd May 2024

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