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This publication provides statistics on the estimated number of claimants affected by each of the Work Capability Assessment reform changes announced at Autumn Statement 2023.
Introduction This publication provides statistics on the estimated number…
How the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) manages the release of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics.
Introduction The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes Official…
This report assesses the future of working age contributory benefits for those not in paid work.
About this report This project was conducted as part of the Social…
Provides experimental statistics on households and individuals on Universal Credit in Northern Ireland.
This briefing note sets out conclusions and recommendations for out of work benefit reform.
Quarterly estimates of life satisfaction, feeling that the things done in life are worthwhile, happiness and anxiety at the UK level, created using the Annual Population Survey (APS).
Estimates of life satisfaction, feeling that the things done in life are worthwhile, happiness and anxiety at the UK, country, regional, county and local authority level.
A study by the Social Security Advisory Committee: Occasional Paper No. 24
A statement by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) on the outcome of a joint action point from DWP's response to SSAC's managed migration report.
Update of progress on checking cases potentially affected by underpayments of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) on conversion from other incapacity benefits.
Sanctions statistics for Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit, data to July 2019.
Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.
Quarterly statistics including numbers of claims in payment, new claim registrations, decisions and awards made.
Sanctions statistics for Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit, data to January 2019.
DWP management information about an ongoing administrative exercise looking at Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims following 2 Upper Tribunal decisions.
The Benefit Cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit that working-age people can receive. From 31 May 2016, the amount a household could receive in benefit income was limited to £26,000 per annum. On 7 November 2016, th…
Official experimental statistics including the number of people and households on Universal Credit, starts and claims.
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