Universal Credit: 29 April 2013 to 13 February 2020
These experimental statistics cover the number of people and households on Universal Credit, starts and claims.
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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 13 February 2020.
The statistics are broken down by:
- Jobcentre Plus office
- age
- employment status
- conditionality regime
- duration
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:
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: 21 April 2020.