Guidance
Universal Credit statistics: background quality report
Information about Universal Credit statistics quality.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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The Universal Credit statistics background quality report provides an assessment against the 5 dimensions of quality required by the European Statistical System. These are:
- relevance
- accuracy and reliability
- timeliness
- accessibility and clarity
- comparability and coherence
It also assesses against the principles of:
- trade-offs between output quality components
- confidentiality and transparency
- balance between performance, cost and respondent burden
The latest release of Universal Credit statistics can be found in the Universal Credit statistics collection.
Updates to this page
Published 10 November 2020