Official Statistics

Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 13 January 2022

Experimental statistics for the number of people, households on Universal Credit, and claims and starts.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 15 February 2022

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 13 January 2022

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-388-7

HTML

Universal Credit data tables (on Stat-Xplore)

https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml

Details

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

These experimental statistics contain data for the total number of people:

• who have submitted a claim for Universal Credit with a personal declaration to start up to 13 January 2022
• who have made a claim and have attended an initial interview, accepted their claimant commitment, and gone on to start Universal Credit up to 13 January 2022
• who are on Universal Credit at 13 January 2022

They also contain data for the total number of households on Universal Credit at 11 November 2021

Read the background information and methodology note for guidance on these statistics, such as timeliness, uses, and procedures.

Interactive tools

View statistics on the Universal Credit claimants at Jobcentre Plus office level on a regional interactive map.

Software used for the interactive map showing households on Universal Credit at the local authority level is no longer supported. The interactive map has therefore been withdrawn and a replacement is currently under development. Once completed and launched, the upcoming interactive tool, Examine-a-Stat, will have improved functionality, in addition to interactive maps, to better meet a wider range of user needs, and will be available in due course.

The most recent data for households on Universal Credit up to November 2021 can be obtained via Stat-Xplore.

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. We publish the job titles and organisations of the people who have been granted up to 24-hour pre-release access to the latest Universal Credit statistics.

Collection

Previous release can be found in the Universal Credit statistics.

Published 15 February 2022