This page contains monthly and quarterly DWP statistical summaries for 2015.
Monthly statistical summaries
Monthly statistical summaries provide early caseload estimates for the following working age inactive benefit client groups:
- lone parents receiving Income Support
- Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Incapacity Benefit claimants in receipt of ESA, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, Income Support or Pension Credit
- ESA and Incapacity Benefit claimants receiving National Insurance credits only
The monthly early caseload estimates for working age benefit client groups are replaced later by national statistics covering the same period in DWP quarterly statistical summaries. Early caseload estimates are therefore not a replacement for national statistics.
The latest early caseload estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups were released on 18 February 2015 in the quarterly statistical summary: February 2015 (data to December 2014).
Read further guidance on early caseload estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups.
Quarterly statistical summaries
Quarterly statistical summaries provide final national statistics on caseloads for all the main DWP administered benefits, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance sanctions. These figures are usually released 5 to 6 months after their reference period. For example, data up to the end of May 2014 was published in November 2014.
To provide a more complete picture of DWP responsibilities, statistics on Housing Benefit and the Child Support Agency are also included.
Quarterly statistical summaries also provide the latest available monthly data on early caseload estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups.
Contacts and more information
More information about DWP statistical summaries and how they can be used is available on the DWP statistical summaries collection page.
There is contact information and more about DWP statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.
