Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year 2016 to 2017
Estimates of take-up of income-related benefits for Great Britain for the financial year 2016 to 2017.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Details
The latest release of these statistics can be found in the Income-related benefits collection.
These statistics contain information on the take-up of the main income-related benefits in Great Britain for the financial year 2016 to 2017. These are:
- Pension Credit
- Housing Benefit
- Income Support
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Estimates for the following years are also presented:
- 2009 to 2010
- 2012 to 2013
- 2013 to 2014
- 2014 to 2015
- 2015 to 2016
Main data sources used
The main data sources used to produce estimates of take-up are:
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Family Resources Survey – used to model the population in private households entitled to income-related benefits
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DWP and local authority benefit records data – the basis of the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study
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DWP Statistical Summaries – providing the counts of benefit recipients and typical amounts received
Changes to this publication
Changes in the income-related benefits: estimates of take-up publication were announced in October 2018. See the statistical notice for more information.