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Statistics about sanctions, including Universal Credit (both full and live service), Jobseeker’s Allowance, and the Employment and Support Allowance Work-Related Activity Group.
These statistics are a snapshot of the overall caseload of people receiving Working Tax Credits and/or Child Tax Credits, supplemented with geographical breakdowns.
Monthly and quarterly DWP statistical summaries for 2013.
This research explores experiences and information needs of tax credit customers as they make the transition to Universal Credit.
From today low-income households will start to receive the third Cost of Living Payment worth £299.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This publication presents estimates of annual take-up rates for Child Benefit and for CTC and WTC, covering the 2015 to 2016 financial year.
How to start a tax credits claim, when to claim, joint claims, backdate a claim
This publication presents estimates of annual take-up rates for Child Benefit and for CTC and WTC, covering the 2010 to 2011 financial year.
Research to improve knowledge of self-employed tax credit claimants and how they may react to the introduction of Universal Credit.
This information is for local authority staff who process claims and administer Housing Benefit, including Local Housing Allowance.
Sanctions statistics for Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit, data to July 2019.
This report presents the estimate from the tax year 2021 to 2022 Error and Fraud Analytical Programme, which measures error and fraud in the tax credits system.
This release will show the proportion of children living in families in receipt of out-of-work (means tested) benefits or in receipt of tax credits where their reported income is less than 60% of UK median income.
Provides experimental statistics on households and individuals on Universal Credit in Northern Ireland
The provisional statistics relate to the caseload position at a snapshot point in time, based on the family circumstances of those in receipt of Working Tax Credits (WTC) and/or Child Tax Credits (CTC).
Official experimental statistics on the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits and estimates of the proportion in-work.
Provides experimental statistics on households and individuals on Universal Credit in Northern Ireland.
Official experimental statistics on the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits.
Analysis of Universal Credit claims to estimate the proportion that would be in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance at 30 day intervals.
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