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Number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support and other income-related benefits.
Provides an up to date overview and history of the main benefits administered by the Department for Communities (DfC).
Quarterly statistics including numbers of claims with entitlement, new claim registrations, decisions and awards made.
Tax credits customers will receive the autumn Cost of Living Payment between 10 and 19 November 2023.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Quarterly statistics including numbers of claims in payment, new claim registrations, decisions and awards made.
Statistics for the number of claims, starts, people and households on Universal Credit.
Guidance and forms for claiming or renewing tax credits. Including childcare costs, payment dates, leaving or coming to the UK, overpayments and reporting changes.
Number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment Support Allowance, income support and other income-related benefits.
Research looking at customers understanding and experiences of overpayment relating to the tax credits system.
Statistics on the number of sanctions imposed on people who receive JSA, ESA (WRAG), IS or Universal Credit.
Data on Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit sanctions decisions made to March 2017.
Results from the Family Resources Survey for financial year 2018 to 2019, providing information on income and circumstances of UK households and families.
Official experimental statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit.
Information released under the Freedom of Information Act.
DWP Freedom of Information (FOI) releases published in March 2014.
Sanctions statistics for Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit, data to January 2019.
Historic and forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data usually consistent with the annual spring and autumn Budgets or Statements.
Research into the experiences of the Chinese and Indian populations when claiming tax credits.
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