Collection

Universal Credit statistics

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 5 September 2013
• Last updated: 12 July 2017, see all updates

Official experimental statistics including the number of people and households on Universal Credit, starts and claims.

Monthly Universal Credit statistics include breakdowns by:

• Jobcentre Plus office
• Jobcentre Plus district
• local authority
• parliamentary constituency
• gender
• age
• claim duration
• employment status
• conditionality regime

Bi-annual statistics for households on Universal Credit (published March and September, starting from March 2017) include breakdowns by:

• Jobcentre Plus office
• Jobcentre Plus district
• local authority
• parliamentary constituency
• average monthly award amount
• entitlement components
• payment indicator
• family type

The quarterly statistical summary released on 17 May 2017 has been expanded to include statistics on the number of sanction decisions for Universal Credit. Stat-Xplore includes further breakdowns, such as:

• decision type and outcome
• referral reason

These statistics will be updated on a quarterly basis. We welcome feedback on the additional data.

Find future release dates in the statistics calendar.

View statistics on Universal Credit claimants at Jobcentre Plus office level in an interactive map. Due to preparation work for the next release of statistics this map will be unavailable from 3:30pm on 15 August until 9:30am on 16 August 2017.

View an interactive dashboard of the latest Universal Credit household statistics by region.

Find further breakdowns of these statistics in Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of DWP’s main statistics.

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

Latest release

1. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 8 Jun 2017

   • 12 July 2017
   • Official Statistics

Previous releases

1. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 11 May 2017

   • 14 June 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 13 Apr 2017

   • 17 May 2017
   • Official Statistics

3. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 9 Mar 2017

   • 12 April 2017
   • Official Statistics

4. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 9 Feb 2017

   • 15 March 2017
   • Official Statistics

5. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 12 Jan 2017

   • 15 February 2017
   • Official Statistics

6. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 8 Dec 2016

   • 18 January 2017
   • Official Statistics

7. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 10 Nov 2016

   • 14 December 2016
   • Official Statistics

8. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 13 Oct 2016

   • 16 November 2016
   • Official Statistics

9. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 6 Oct 2016

   • 19 October 2016
   • Official Statistics

10. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 1 Sept 2016

    • 14 September 2016
    • Official Statistics

11. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 4 Aug 2016

    • 17 August 2016
    • Official Statistics

12. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 7 Jul 2016

    • 20 July 2016
    • Official Statistics

13. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 2 Jun 2016

    • 15 June 2016
    • Official Statistics

14. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 5 May 2016

    • 18 May 2016
    • Official Statistics

15. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 7 Apr 2016

    • 20 April 2016
    • Official Statistics

16. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 3 Mar 2016

    • 16 March 2016
    • Official Statistics

17. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 4 Feb 2016

    • 17 February 2016
    • Official Statistics

18. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 7 Jan 2016

    • 20 January 2016
    • Official Statistics

19. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 3 Dec 2015

    • 16 December 2015
    • Official Statistics

20. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 29 October 2015

    • 11 November 2015
    • Official Statistics

21. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 17 Sept 2015

    • 14 October 2015
    • Official Statistics

22. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 3 Sept 2015

    • 16 September 2015
    • Official Statistics

23. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 30 July 2015

    • 12 August 2015
    • Official Statistics

24. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 2 July 2015

    • 15 July 2015
    • Official Statistics

25. Universal Credit: Apr 2013 to 28 May 2015

    • 17 June 2015
    • Official Statistics

26. Universal Credit: Apr 2013 to 7 May 2015

    • 13 May 2015
    • Official Statistics

27. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 9 Apr 2015

    • 17 April 2015
    • Official Statistics

28. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 12 Mar 2015

    • 18 March 2015
    • Official Statistics

29. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 12 Feb 2015

    • 18 February 2015
    • Official Statistics

30. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 15 Jan 2015

    • 21 January 2015
    • Official Statistics

31. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 11 Dec 2014

    • 17 December 2014
    • Official Statistics

32. Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 6 Nov 2014

    • 12 November 2014
    • Official Statistics

33. Universal Credit: Apr 2013 to Sep 2014

    • 15 October 2014
    • Official Statistics

34. Universal Credit: Apr 2013 to Aug 2014

    • 17 September 2014
    • Official Statistics

35. Universal Credit statistics: Apr 2013 to 31 May 2014

    • 13 August 2014
    • Official Statistics

36. Universal Credit statistics: Apr 2013 to 30 April 2014

    • 16 July 2014
    • Official Statistics

37. Universal Credit statistics: Apr 2013 to 31 March 2014

    • 11 June 2014
    • Official Statistics

38. Universal Credit statistics: Apr 2013 to 28 Feb 2014

    • 14 May 2014
    • Official Statistics

39. Universal Credit statistics: Apr 2013 to 31 Jan 2014

    • 16 April 2014
    • Official Statistics

40. Universal Credit statistics: Apr 2013 to 31 Dec 2013

    • 19 March 2014
    • Official Statistics

41. Universal Credit experimental official statistics to November 2013

    • 19 February 2014
    • Official Statistics

42. Universal Credit pathfinder statistics: Apr 2013 to 31 Oct 2013

    • 22 January 2014
    • Official Statistics

43. Universal Credit pathfinder statistics: Apr 2013 to 30 Sept 2013

    • 3 December 2013
    • Official Statistics

Background information, methodology and release strategy

1. Universal Credit statistics: release strategy

   • 1 December 2016
   • Guidance

2. Universal Credit statistics: background information and methodology

   • 14 June 2017
   • Guidance

Feedback and evaluation

Email stephanie.sarwar@dwp.gsi.gov.uk with feedback and queries about the Universal Credit statistics.

Or you can visit the Welfare and Benefit Statistics community on the Royal Statistical Society StatsUserNet.

Evaluation

We published an evaluation framework setting out our broad intentions for how we will evaluate Universal Credit in December 2012.

We published our approach to evaluating the labour market impact of Universal Credit in July 2014.

1. Universal Credit: how we will evaluate it

   • 10 December 2012
   • Policy paper

2. Evaluating the impact of Universal Credit on the labour market

   • 22 July 2014
   • Research and analysis

3. Universal Credit evaluation framework: 2016

   • 11 July 2016
   • Research and analysis

Research about Universal Credit

1. Universal Credit: estimating the early labour market impacts: updated analysis

   • 6 December 2015
   • Research and analysis

2. Universal Credit: research with single claimants, including those with housing costs

   • 6 December 2015
   • Research and analysis

3. Universal Credit: estimating the early labour market impacts

   • 15 February 2015
   • Research and analysis

4. Universal Credit claimant survey: Nov to Dec 2014 interim findings

   • 15 February 2015
   • Research and analysis

5. Universal Credit pathfinder evaluation: interim results from the Universal Credit claimant survey, wave 1

   • 5 December 2013
   • Research and analysis

6. Universal Credit Pathfinder Evaluation

   • 22 October 2014
   • Research and analysis

Ad hoc statistical publications on Universal Credit

1. Universal Credit online channel usage statistics

   • 11 July 2016
   • Official Statistics

2. Universal Credit: Statistics on alternative payment arrangements

   • 11 July 2016
   • Official Statistics

Document information

Published: 5 September 2013

Updated: 12 July 2017

+ full page history

1. 12 July 2017 Added 'Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 8 Jun 2017' to the latest release section.
2. 14 June 2017 Added 'Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 11 May 2017' to the latest release section.
3. 17 May 2017 Added 'Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 13 Apr 2017' to latest release section.
4. 19 April 2017 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.
5. 12 April 2017 Added Universal Credit statistics (data to 9 March 2017).
6. 15 March 2017 Added Universal Credit statistics (data to 9 February 2017).
7. 15 February 2017 Added Universal Credit statistics (data to 12 Jan 2017).
8. 18 January 2017 Added Universal Credit statistics (data to 8 December 2016).
9. 14 December 2016 Added Universal Credit statistics (data to 10 November 2016).
10. 16 November 2016 Added Universal Credit statistics (data to 13 October 2016).
11. 19 October 2016 Added Universal Credit statistics (data to 6 October 2016).
12. 7 October 2016 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.
13. 14 September 2016 Added Universal Credit statistics (data to 1 September 2016).
14. 17 August 2016 Added Universal Credit statistics (data to 4 August 2016).
15. 20 July 2016 Published latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 7 July 2016).
16. 15 June 2016 Published latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 2 June 2016).
17. 18 May 2016 Published latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 5 May 2016).
18. 20 April 2016 Published latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 7 April 2016) and methodology publication.
19. 16 March 2016 Published latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 3 March 2016).
20. 17 February 2016 Published the latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 4 February 2016) and updates to the 'Universal Credit statistics: background information and release strategy' document.
21. 20 January 2016 Published latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 7 Jan 2016).
22. 16 December 2015 Published latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 3 Dec 2015).
23. 11 November 2015 Published the latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 29 October 2015).
24. 14 October 2015 Published the latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 17 September 2015).
25. 16 September 2015 Published latest Universal Credit statistics (data to 3 September 2015).
26. 12 August 2015 Published Universal Credit statistics to 30 July 2015.
27. 10 August 2015 Correction – We will publish the Universal Credit statistics to 30 July 2015 on Wednesday 12 August (not 10 August).
28. 10 August 2015 Published Universal Credit statistics to 30 July 2015.
29. 15 July 2015 Published Universal Credit statistics to 2 July 2015.
30. 17 June 2015 Published Universal Credit Statistics to 28 May 2015.
31. 13 May 2015 Published 'Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 7 May 2015' statistics.
32. 17 April 2015 Published 'Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 9 April 2015' statistics.
33. 18 March 2015 Published 'Universal Credit: 29 Apr 2013 to 12 March 2015' statistics.
34. 18 February 2015 Added latest monthly experimental Universal Credit statistics to 12 February 2015.
35. 21 January 2015 Added latest monthly experimental Universal Credit statistics to 15 January 2015.
36. 17 December 2014 Added latest monthly experimental Universal Credit statistics to 11 December 2014.
37. 13 November 2014 Added link to Universal Credit Pathfinder evaluation report.
38. 12 November 2014 Added latest monthly experimental Universal Credit statistics to 6 November 2014.
39. 15 October 2014 Published latest experimental statistics on Universal Credit with data for April 2013 to September 2014.
40. 17 September 2014 Added statistics on 'Universal Credit: Apr 2013 to Aug 2014'.
41. 13 August 2014 Published latest statistics covering period April 2013 to 31 May 2014.
42. 16 July 2014 Published latest Universal Credit statistics: April 2013 to 30 April 2014.
43. 11 June 2014 Published latest monthly stats with data for April 2013 to 31 March 2014.
44. 14 May 2014 Published latest data (April 2013 to February 2014) and added main findings from the latest release.
45. 14 May 2014 Published latest statistics (April 2013 to February 2014).
46. 16 April 2014 Statistics published for the period April 2013 to 31 January 2014
47. 19 March 2014 Statistics published for the period April 2013 to 31 December 2013
48. 19 February 2014 February 2014 statistical release published
49. 22 January 2014 Statistics to 31 October 2013 published
50. 2 January 2014 Note added regarding National Audit Office report “Universal Credit: early progress”
51. 3 December 2013 Added statistics for the period April 2013 to 30 September 2013
52. 15 November 2013 Update to the National data from the new IT systems for Universal Credit and research and evaluation sections.
53. 5 September 2013 First published.

From: Department for Work and Pensions