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DWP statistical summaries
- From:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Published:
- 16 October 2013
- Last updated:
- 7 July 2017, see all updates
Quarterly statistical summaries about DWP benefits and sanctions.
Quarterly statistical summary
The quarterly statistical summary is a high level summary of the latest National Statistics on DWP benefits and sanctions. We publish the quarterly statistical summary in May, August, November and February.
The National Statistics benefits included in the summary are:
- Attendance Allowance
- Bereavement Benefit*
- Carer’s Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Housing Benefit
- Incapacity Benefit
- Income Support
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit*
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Maternity Allowance*
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- State Pension
- Universal Credit
- Widow’s Benefit*
*These benefits are included in the summary data tables but not the main publication.
The quarterly statistical summary due to be released on 16 August 2017 will include a new set of experimental Official Statistics on benefit combinations.
Statistics will show the total number of individuals claiming a benefit and the combinations of benefits claimed. Coverage is for the benefits listed above.
Summary data will be released via a set of data tables showing breakdowns by:
- working age
- pension age
- age band
- gender
- time-series back to 2013
The existing client group statistics published by DWP, by the Office for National Statistics in the Labour Market Release and on Nomis will be withdrawn. This is because the statistics are increasingly incomplete since the introduction of Universal Credit.
More detailed information on the National Statistics included in the summary can be found using the following:
- Stat-Xplore online tool
- Nomis online tool
- quarterly statistical summary data tables – these cover the main benefits in the summary
Read our guidance about where to find more detailed information on the benefits.
Similar statistics for Northern Ireland are available.
Monthly statistical summaries
The monthly statistical summaries are no longer being published. This follows a review that found there is not enough demand for these publications.
The monthly statistical summaries provided early estimates of the number of claimants on Income Support and Employment and Support Allowance. Full National Statistics for these benefits are published as part of the quarterly statistical summary.
The early estimates will not be included in the quarterly statistical summaries.
Find contact information and more about DWP statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.
Statistical summaries
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DWP statistical summaries 2017
- Official Statistics
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DWP statistical summaries 2016
- Official Statistics
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DWP statistical summaries 2015
- Official Statistics
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DWP statistical summaries 2014
- Official Statistics
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DWP statistical summaries 2013
- Official Statistics
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DWP statistical summaries 2012
- Official Statistics
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DWP statistical summaries 2011
- Official Statistics
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DWP statistical summaries 2010
- Official Statistics
More detailed statistics
In June 2016 we notified users via a statistical notice that we will stop updating the DWP Tabulation Tool. The November 2016 release of the Tabulation Tool was the last update, and the Tabulation Tool will not be available after 31 March 2017.
More detailed statistics can now be found using the following:
- Stat-Xplore online tool
- NOMIS online tool
- quarterly statistical summary data tables – these cover the main benefits in the summary
Email us at stats-consultation@dwp.gsi.gov.uk if the statistics that you are looking for are not available via these sources.
Read our guidance about where to find more detailed information on the benefits.
Policies and procedures
We’ve published our policies and procedures for DWP statistics in the interests of transparency and to comply with the UK Statistics Authority code of practice.
We’ve also published specific policies and statements on DWP statistical summaries.
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Related publications
Document information
Published: 16 October 2013
Updated: 7 July 2017
- Added a note stating that the quarterly statistical summary due to be released on 16 August 2017 will include a new set of experimental Official Statistics on benefit combinations.
- Added a note that the monthly statistical summaries will no longer be published.
- Added a note stating that the quarterly statistical summary due to be released on 17 May 2017 will include statistics on the number of sanction decisions for Universal Credit.
- Added the DWP statistical summaries for 2017, this includes the latest monthly summary for January 2017.
- Added information about our plans to stop updating the Tabulation Tool and move our statistics onto Stat-Xplore.
- Added a link and note about a revision to the number of Universal Credit claims between 8 April and 1 September 2016 in the 19 October 2016 publication, because of a methodological issue we've identified.
- Published the latest full quarterly statistical summary (data to February 2015) – see DWP statistical summaries 2015.
- Published the latest full quarterly statistical summary (data to November 2014) – see DWP statistical summaries 2015.
- Published April 2015 monthly statistical summary.
- Published a progress update on correcting problems in the latest quarterly release - publication of normal geographical breakdowns will be on 26 March 2015.
- Published March 2015 monthly statistical summary.
- Added under 'Latest summary' - After thorough investigation, we have confirmed that this issue does not affect 5% tabulation tool breakdowns. Therefore, we will now release the 5% tabulation tool (including data for August 2014) on Friday 27 February at 9.30am. New publication dates for 100% and flows tabulation tools will be pre-announced here as soon as they are available.
- Published February quarterly statistics summary.
- Added latest monthly summary for January 2015.
- Published December 2014 statistical summary.
- Published November 2014 quarterly statistics summary.
- Published latest monthly stats summary with data to end of August 2014.
- Published monthly stats summary with data to end of July 2014.
- Published quarterly statistical summary August 2014.
- Updated main points from latest DWP Monthly Statistical Summary (July 2014).
- Published June 2014 monthly statistical summary.
- Quarterly statistical summary May 2014 released.
- Updated main points with data from latest monthly statistical summary (March 2014).
- Quarterly statistical summary February 2014 released.
- Statistical summaries page 2014 added to page. January 2014 monthly summary published.
- December monthly summary published
- Link to Census Ouput Area numbers on workless benefit claimants for England and Wales redirected from the DWP Tabtool page to the Census output area data on workless benefit claimants in 2013 collections page.
- updated to include the latest summary from the full quarterly National Statistics on benefit claimants published on 13 November 2013.
- First published.