Guidance

Early caseload estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups: guidance

Technical note and questions and answers about early caseload estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 12 June 2013
• Last updated: 15 February 2017
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  1. 15 February 2017

     Revised technical document (dated February 2017). Tables in annex C updated with the latest national statistics and early estimates.

  2. 16 November 2016

     Revised technical document (dated November 2016) - updated to support publication of quarterly statistical summary on 16 November 2016.

  3. 17 August 2016

     Revised technical document (dated August 2016) - updated to support publication of quarterly statistical summary on 17 August 2016.

  4. 18 May 2016

     Updated the technical note on early caseload estimates. Tables in annex C updated with the latest national statistics and early estimates.

  5. 17 February 2016

     Updated the technical note on early caseload estimates. Tables in annex C updated with the latest national statistics and early estimates.

  6. 11 November 2015

     Replaced 'Technical note about early caseload estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups'. Updated tables on page 9 with the latest national statistics and early estimates.

  7. 12 August 2015

     Updated annex C of the technical note to provide a comparison between the latest National Statistics (February 2015) and the early estimates.

  8. 13 May 2015

     Updated the technical note with latest data.

  9. 18 March 2015

     Updated date of latest monthly stats summary release (March 2015).

  10. 18 February 2015

      Techncial document updated to support publication of quarterly statistical summary on 18 Feb 2015.

  11. 12 November 2014

      Updated reference to latest early caseload data (published in latest quarterly statistical summary - November 2014) and updated technical note.

  12. 13 August 2014

      Published updated technical note with latest data to coincide with August 2014 quarterly statistical summary.

  13. 14 May 2014

      Quarterly statistical summary - May 2014 released.

  14. 19 February 2014

      Quarterly statistical summary - February 2014 released

  15. 18 December 2013

      December statistical release published

  16. 14 August 2013

      Details of latest early estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups from the August 2013 DWP statistical summary published.

  17. 17 July 2013

      Main points for early estimates from the latest release updated.

  18. 12 June 2013

      First published.

  19. 12 June 2013

      Details of latest early estimates from the June 2013 DWP statistical summary published.

  20. 29 May 2013

      Monthly statistics for May 2013 added.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Questions and answers about early caseload estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups

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• a technical note about early caseload estimates for working age inactive benefit client groups

We publish early caseload estimates in monthly DWP statistical summaries and finalised figures in the quarterly summaries.

We provide early caseload estimates of the number of:

• lone parents receiving Income Support
• Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and incapacity benefit claimants receiving ESA, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, Income Support or Pension Credit
• ESA and incapacity benefit claimants receiving National Insurance credits only