DWP benefits statistics: August 2021
Statistics on the main benefits administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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The latest release of these statistics can be found in the benefit statistics collection.
This is a National Statistics release of the main DWP-administered benefits via Stat-Xplore or supplementary tables where appropriate.
The statistical summary and Benefit Combinations documents are published on a 6-monthly basis in February and August each year. They contain a summary of the latest National Statistics on DWP benefits.
State Pension
During 2019, a new DWP computer system called “Get Your State Pension” (GYSP) came online to handle new State Pension claims. Initially, the GYSP system handled claims received online through GOV.UK, where people have been sent invitations to claim in this new way.
We are not yet able to include the full GYSP data in our published statistics for State Pension, and the number of cases on the new system are now too high to allow us to continue to publish State Pension data on Stat-Xplore until further notice. Statistics released in August 2021, covering two quarters to February 2021, include an estimate of GYSP cases created using payment data. As this is a temporary measure, these statistics are published via data tables only. For more information, please see our Background information note.
We are developing new statistical datasets that will enable us to include the full GYSP data in the near future. Once we have quality assured the new data it will be published on Stat-Xplore, and refresh historical data to correct minor undercounts.
Housing Benefit
An interruption in the supply of data from Hackney Borough Council has affected Housing Benefit (HB) statistics from December 2020. Data problems are unlikely to be fixed until late into 2021 and until then HB statistics that cover Hackney will be derived from earlier data. This means estimates for London and Hackney on Stat-Xplore will deteriorate in their quality and accuracy. To find out what we are doing to maintain our HB statistics, please refer to our Background information note for the DWP benefits statistics. Please also note caveats and warnings on Stat-Xplore where they appear.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit statistics
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) statistics are now released on Stat-Xplore only. IIDB statistics on Stat-Xplore cover from March 2017 onwards. Read further guidance about this change and previously published ODS tables.
Also published
Also published as part of this release as data tables are statistics on:
More information
A statistical summary document is published every 6 months in February and August each year. It contains a high level summary of the latest National Statistics on DWP benefits. Commentary on Benefit Combination statistics is now included twice a year as part of this collection. Benefit Combinations statistics are released quarterly via Stat-Xplore.
Find further information about the statistics, including details on changes and revisions, in the background and methodology documents.
Further information about this release can be found on the DWP benefits statistics collection page and in the “Welfare and Benefits” community on StatsUserNet.
We now have a dedicated email address for these statistics. If you have any comments or questions, get in touch at: benefits.statistics@dwp.gov.uk
Last updated 3 September 2021 + show all updates
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Published a revised version of the State Pension statistics data tables (from November 2020 to February 2021) - corrected the age banding on worksheets 5 and 13. The age band 70 to 79 is now 75 to 79, and the age band 80 to 89 is now 85 to 89.
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First published.