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Statistics on the number of sanctions imposed on people who receive Universal Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance (Work Related Activity Group) or Income Support.
Quarterly statistics including numbers of claims in payment, new claim registrations, decisions and awards made.
Speed of processing is a measure of the average time it takes to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change of circumstance to an existing Housing Benefit claim.
Provides an up to date overview and history of the main benefits administered by the Department for Communities (DfC).
Estimates of fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain in the financial year 2019 to 2020.
How HM Revenue and Customs handles Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit cases
These statistics provide information about the policy that provides support for a maximum of 2 children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, which came into effect in April 2017. They include statistics relating to the exceptions to the policy.
Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change in circumstance of an existing claimant.
DWP customer data published under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).
Results from the Family Resources Survey for financial year 2014 to 2015, providing information on income and circumstances of UK households.
Find and use tools and calculators that will help you work out your tax.
Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) funds, based on end-of-year monitoring and financial returns.
Results from the Family Resources Survey (FRS) for the financial year 2021 to 2022, providing information on income and circumstances of UK households.
This publication, revised February 2016, presents estimates of annual take-up rates for Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit, covering the 2013 to 2014 financial year.
Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change of circumstance to an existing Housing Benefit claim.
Analysis of the use of Discretionary Housing Payment funds by local authorities for the financial year 2013 to 2014.
Official experimental statistics for the number of claims, starts, people, and households on Universal Credit.
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