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Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: statistical notice

Statistical notice about changes in the Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up publication.

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This Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistical notice advises users of 2 changes to the Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up publication.

These changes will take effect from the 2015/16 publication, due to be released on 14 September 2017.

The new methodology provides an improved measure of take-up by:

  • linking Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) with DWP administrative data to obtain accurate entitlement amounts and amounts in receipt
  • using a more accurate calculation to remove full-time students from the JSA entitled non-recipients

A consistent back series will be produced.

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Published 17 August 2017

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