Universal Credit Calculator

The Universal Credit Calculator has been designed to illustrate the biggest change to the welfare system in the last fifty years.

As one of the architects of Universal Credit, I had to explain Universal Credit in PowerPoint presentations and word documents. I quickly saw that this was not enough: people wanted to see Universal Credit brought to life to help them understand the welfare changes.

I decided to build an online tool to illustrate the new system. You can try out and link to the free version of the Universal Credit Calculator here. It is ideal for claimants and advisors who want a quick and accurate ‘ready-reckoner’, that has helped thousands of people to understand how Universal Credit will affect them.

The premium version of the calculator is designed for organisations that deal with people on low incomes every day:

Quick and accurate Universal Credit calculations using a minimum number of screens.
- Future-proof: updated according the latest welfare regulations, including Universal Credit at no extra cost to you.
- Saves results for management information and analytics purposes.
- Advisors are able to say with confidence that the claimant will be better off in work.

Local authorities, housing associations and welfare advisors have all benefited from using the calculator.

You can learn more at policyinpractice.co.uk