Official Statistics

Universal Credit: 29 April 2013 to 9 May 2019

These experimental statistics cover the number of people and households on Universal Credit, starts and claims.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
11 June 2019

Documents

Data tables: Universal Credit, monthly experimental official statistics to 9 May 2019

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Details

The latest release of these statistics can be found in the Universal Credit statistics collection.

These monthly experimental statistics include the total number of people:

  • who have made a claim for Universal Credit to 9 May 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 9 May 2019
  • who are on Universal Credit at 9 May 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.

Find further breakdowns of these statistics in Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of the Department for Work and Pensions’ main statistics.

More information

Read the background information and methodology note for more information about the Universal Credit statistics.

We are making changes to the Universal Credit statistics to make them better for users.

The statistical bulletin (in PDF format) will be published every quarter, in line with the release that includes data on:

  • people
  • households
  • claims and starts to Universal Credit

Data for people on Universal Credit will still be available in Stat-Xplore and ODS tables on a monthly basis. The next PDF bulletin will be published on 13 August 2019.

Next release of these statistics: 16 July 2019.

Published 11 June 2019

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