Universal Credit: 29 April 2013 to 14 November 2019
These experimental statistics cover the number of people and households on Universal Credit, starts and claims.
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The latest release of these statistics can be found in the Universal Credit statistics collection.
Data for people on Universal Credit is available in Stat-Xplore on a monthly basis.
These monthly experimental statistics include the total number of people:
- who have made a claim for Universal Credit to 14 November 2019
- who have made a claim and have attended an initial interview, accepted their claimant commitment, and gone on to start Universal Credit up to 14 November 2019
- who are on Universal Credit at 14 November 2019
The statistics are broken down by:
- Jobcentre Plus office
- age
- employment status
- conditionality regime
- duration
Interactive statistics
View an interactive map which shows statistics on households on Universal Credit at local authority level.
View statistics on the Universal Credit claimants at Jobcentre Plus office level in an interactive map.
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.
More information
Read the background information and methodology note for more information about the Universal Credit statistics.
A statistical bulletin is published every quarter, in line with the monthly statistical release, that includes data on:
- people
- households
- claims and starts to Universal Credit
Data for people on Universal Credit is available in Stat-Xplore on a monthly basis.