Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 14 January 2021
Experimental statistics for the number of people, households on Universal Credit, and claims and starts.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
Documents
Details
The latest release of these statistics can be found in the Universal Credit statistics collection.
Official statistics (experimental) on Universal Credit for England, Scotland and Wales released according to arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Summary tables for Universal Credit statistics are available on Stat-Xplore.
The background information and methodology document has more information about the Universal Credit statistics.
From this publication of Universal Credit statistics (released on 23 February 2021), the Households series has been expanded to include information on:
- distinguishing between limited capability for work (LCW) payment element and the limited capability for work and work related activity (LCWRA) payment element
Accompanying metadata is available on Stat-Xplore for users to understand the definitions and coverage of these variables.
Within this release, supplementary data tables are available in ODS format covering:
- households on Universal Credit affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy, including the type of reduction and average amount of reduction
- whether the Local Housing Allowance covers the rent and an accompanying geographical breakdown by broad rental market area
The data for Removal of Spare Room Subsidy and Local Housing Allowance will be made available on Stat-Xplore on a future date, which will be announced on GOV.UK.
These additions to Universal Credit statistics have been made as part of the Universal Credit statistics release strategy and in response to user needs.
Non-media enquiries: team.ucos@dwp.gov.uk
These experimental statistics contain data for the total number of people:
- who have submitted a claim for Universal Credit with a personal declaration to 14 January 2021
- who have made a claim and have attended an initial interview, accepted their claimant commitment, and gone on to start Universal Credit up to 14 January 2021
- who are on Universal Credit at 14 January 2021
They also contain data for the total number of households on Universal Credit at 12 November 2020.
All data is available on Stat-Xplore.
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 on Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of DWP’s main statistics.
Next releases
People on Universal Credit statistics are released monthly.
Next release: 23 March 2021.
Households on Universal Credit statistics, and claims and starts for Universal Credit are released quarterly.
Next quarterly release: 18 May 2021.
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.
More information
Read the background information and methodology note for more information about the Universal Credit statistics.