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…Statistics for the number of households on Universal Credit by geography, family type, number of children, entitlements, payment timelines, deductions and childcare. Statistics for the number of claims and starts on Universal Credit by geography, age, gender and rates.
Statistics about sanctions on Universal Credit (UC). The data will be available as normal for analysis via Stat-Xplore.
National Statistics release of the main Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) administered benefits through Stat-Xplore or supplementary tables where appropriate.
Data on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.
Quarterly statistics including numbers of claims with entitlement, new claim registrations, decisions and awards made.…
Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and November 2025.
Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change in circumstance of an existing claim. Statistics for the period October to December 2025. This is also known as quarter 3 of financial year 2025 to 2026.…
Routine Publication of Official Statistics
Estimates of fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain in the financial year 2025 to 2026.
Estimates of unfulfilled eligibility levels in the benefit system in Great Britain in the financial year 2025 to 2026.
Quarterly statistics including numbers of claims with entitlement, new claim registrations, decisions and awards made.
Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and February 2026.
…Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April 2025 to March 2026, based on local authority financial year end returns.…
Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change in circumstance of an existing claim. Statistics for the period January to March 2026. This is also known as quarter 4 of financial year 2025 to 2026.
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