Guidance
Universal Credit statistics: background quality report
Information about Universal Credit statistics quality.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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The Universal Credit statistics background quality report provides an assessment against the 5 dimensions of quality required by the European Statistical System. These are:
- relevance
- accuracy and reliability
- timeliness
- accessibility and clarity
- comparability and coherence
It also assesses against the principles of:
- trade-offs between output quality components
- confidentiality and transparency
- balance between performance, cost and respondent burden
The latest release of Universal Credit statistics can be found in the Universal Credit statistics collection.
Published 10 November 2020