SIPHER Wellbeing Calculator

Discover how wellbeing can be measured in monetary terms with SIPHER’s innovative Wellbeing Calculator.

Using responses to the SIPHER-7 Wellbeing Indicators—which include health, income, housing quality, and neighbourhood safety—the calculator employs an algorithm to combine these factors into a single, easy-to-understand index: Equivalent Income.

Equivalent income represents the overall level of wellbeing associated with different combinations of the seven wellbeing indicators (SIPHER-7).  It is based on public preferences gathered from a large-scale online UK population survey, which asked people to weigh up trade-offs between income and different aspects of wellbeing. This approach captures how people value each indicator, enabling us to translate overall wellbeing—not just income—into a single, meaningful monetary figure.

This work is a key component of SIPHER’s decision models allowing us to compare the impact of different policies on wellbeing.  Research like this is crucial for shaping public policies that improve wellbeing and reduce health inequalities across our communities.

Ready to see how it works?

Access the SIPHER Wellbeing Calculator

Try the Wellbeing Calculator and discover the level of wellbeing that is attributed to  somebody like you, or what the SIPHER model considers will be the change in your wellbeing if aspects were altered eg. you moved to a safer neighbourhood or developed physical health problems.

Explore SIPHER-7 Wellbeing Indicators

SIPHER does not store or share any of the user information entered in the Calculator.

How to use the Wellbeing Calculator

Step 1  - Enter Information about your household

  • Household Income – Annual / Monthly?
  • Housing Costs
  • Number in Household inc. Children

This will set a baseline Individual Disposable Income that is equal to your Equivalent Income

Step 2  - Adjust the Sipher-7 Wellbeing Indicators

You can select values to represent your current situation or reflect possible changes e.g. new house.

The calculator will express your corresponding wellbeing in terms of Equivalent Income. See the central slider move to view results.

Step 3  - Review the results

You may adjust the Indicators to review multiple scenarios.

While these figures are not “true” they are reflective of the impact on your wellbeing.