IRRV Alert - week ending 19th November 2021
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Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 14 October 2021 (16 November 2021)
Official statistics overview:Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 14 October 2021
Official experimental statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit.
- From:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Published
- 16 November 2021
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
Documents
Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 14 October 2021
Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-311-5HTML
Universal Credit data tables (on Stat-Xplore)
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml
Payment timeliness for Universal Credit up to March 2019
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Details
These experimental statistics contain data for the total number of people:
- who have submitted a claim for Universal Credit with a personal declaration to 14 October 2021
- who have made a claim and have attended an initial interview, accepted their claimant commitment, and gone on to start Universal Credit up to 14 October 2021
- who are on Universal Credit at 14 October 2021
They also contain data for the total number of households on Universal Credit at 12 August 2021.
Read the background information and methodology note for guidance on these statistics, such as timeliness, uses, and procedures.
Notices
Changes from this release
Following user consultation, users are advised of the following changes from this release:
-
new statistics on bedroom entitlement for households on Universal Credit
- withdrawal of claims made to Universal Credit by day. Instead, time periods will be available by month and by week.
- withdrawal of individual counts for claims made and starts to Universal Credit
Geography data
Geography data for people on Universal Credit and households on Universal Credit may be out of date.
Non-media enquiries: team.ucos@dwp.gov.uk
Interactive tools
View statistics on the Universal Credit claimants at Jobcentre Plus office level on a regional interactive map.
Due to a technical issue, the interactive map which shows statistics on households on Universal Credit at local authority level is currently unavailable. The most recent data for households on Universal Credit up to August 2021 can be obtained via Stat-Xplore.
View an interactive dashboard of the latest Universal Credit household statistics by region.
Pre-release access
In addition to staff who are responsible for the production and quality assurance of the statistics, up to 24-hour pre-release access is provided to ministers and other officials. We publish the job titles and organisations of the people who have been granted up to 24-hour pre-release access to the latest Universal Credit statistics.
Published 16 November 2021