Official statistics announcement

Benefit Sanctions statistics to May 2026

Statistics about sanctions on Universal Credit (UC). The data will be available as normal for analysis via Stat-Xplore.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
4 August 2025
Last updated
9 February 2026
Release date:
18 August 2026 9:30am (confirmed)
These statistics will be released on 18 August 2026 9:30am