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Duration on working-age benefits: statistics

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 1 May 2014
• Last updated: 19 April 2016, see all updates

Annual statistics from DWP on the length of time that claimants receive working-age benefits.

These annual statistics examine the total time claimants spent on one or more of the main DWP working-age benefits over the preceding 4 years.

The main working-age benefits are:

• Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Income Support

Latest release

We released the latest statistics on 9 April 2015.

Statistics include data for Great Britain for the period up to the end of March 2015. They are broken down by local authority.

Contacts and more information

There is contact information and more about DWP statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.

Statistics releases

1. Duration on working-age benefits: April 2011 to March 2015

   • 19 April 2016
   • Official Statistics

2. Duration on working-age benefits: April 2010 to March 2014

   • 9 April 2015
   • Official Statistics

3. Duration on working-age benefits: May 2014

   • 1 May 2014
   • Official Statistics

Document information

Published: 1 May 2014

Updated: 19 April 2016

+ full page history

1. 19 April 2016 Published latest statistics on the 'Duration on working-age benefits: April 2010 to March 2015'.
2. 9 April 2015 Published latest statistics on the 'Duration on working-age benefits: April 2010 to March 2014'.
3. 1 May 2014 First published.

From: Department for Work and Pensions