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This release strategy acts as the formal notice of the confirmed and proposed developments for Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment (UC WCA) Official Statistics.
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 relate to Child and Working Tax Credits, and the breakdown of their distribution.
These statistics focus on the payments paid to families benefiting from tax credits in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the 2020 to 2021 tax year.
These statistics are a snapshot of the overall caseload of people receiving Working Tax Credits and/or Child Tax Credits.
A report on Universal Credit and related regulations 2012 by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).
The Children in Low-Income Families Local Measure shows 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.
Geographical analysis of Child Benefit at small area levels.
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
Statistics on the main benefits administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
These statistics provide detailed annual estimates of the number of families and children claiming Child Benefit on 31 August of the year of analysis.
Number of people by area claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support and other income-related benefits.
Information about the methodology and quality assurance steps used to produce the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments (WCA) statistical releases.
The Children in Low-Income Families Local Measure shows the proportion of children living in families receiving out-of-work (means tested) benefits or receiving tax credits where their reported income is less than 60% of UK median income.
The State Pension is increasing by 8.5 percent today as part of the Government’s commitment to support pensioners in retirement.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Information about Universal Credit trials and pilots
Sanctions statistics for Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit, data to April 2019.
Official experimental statistics on the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits and estimates of the proportion in-work.
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