Official Statistics

Universal Credit: 29 April 2013 to 12 March 2020

These experimental statistics cover the number of people and households on Universal Credit, starts and claims.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 21 April 2020

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Universal Credit: 29 April 2013 to 12 March 2020

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Management Information tables: 1 March to 12 April 2020

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Management Information: 1 March to 12 April 2020 supporting explanatory note

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Details

The latest release of these statistics can be found in the Universal Credit statistics collection.

Data for people on Universal Credit is available in Stat-Xplore on a monthly basis.

These monthly experimental statistics include the total number of people who are on Universal Credit at 12 March 2020.

The statistics are broken down by:

• Jobcentre Plus office
• age
• employment status
• conditionality regime
• duration

Management information

Read the latest release of the Universal Credit declarations (claims) and advances: management information.

To provide more timely information on Universal Credit claims during the coronavirus epidemic, supplementary management information tables for declarations and advances for the period 1 March 2020 to 12 April 2020 have also been published alongside the official statistics.

Interactive statistics

View statistics on the Universal Credit claimants at Jobcentre Plus office level in an interactive map.

View an interactive map which shows statistics on households on Universal Credit at Local Authority level.

View an interactive dashboard of the latest Universal Credit household statistics by region.

Find further breakdowns of these statistics in Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of DWP’s main statistics.

Pre-release access

In addition to staff who are responsible for the production and quality assurance of the statistics, up to 24 hour pre-release access is provided to ministers and other officials. The job titles and organisations of these people who have been granted up to 24 hours pre-release access to the latest Universal Credit statistics are published:

• Pre-release access to DWP statistics (Universal Credit)

More information

Read the background information and methodology note for more information about the Universal Credit statistics.

The statistical bulletin is published every quarter, in line with the release that includes data on:

• people
• households
• claims and starts to Universal Credit

The next bulletin will be published on 19 May 2020.

Data for people on Universal Credit is available in Stat-Xplore on a monthly basis.

Next release of these statistics: 19 May 2020.

Published 21 April 2020