Official Statistics

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: 18 August 2026

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Benefit Sanctions statistics to May 2026

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This is the latest quarterly release of statistics on benefit sanctions and includes data up to May 2026.

The data is available for analysis on Stat-Xplore.

Published 18 August 2026