Universal Credit statistics: 29 April 2013 to 12 November 2020
Official experimental statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
Documents
Details
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 are on Universal Credit at 12 November 2020.
The statistics are broken down by:
- Jobcentre Plus office
- age
- employment status
- conditionality regime
- duration
Feedback – user engagement survey report
In July 2020 we launched an external user engagement survey to understand the needs of those who use Universal Credit statistics and identify possible areas of improvement. We would like to thank those who participated in the survey for their time and comments.
We’ve published the findings of the survey and the actions we will be taking in this user engagement survey report. We will contact respondents who expressed an interest to discuss aspects of their responses, and those who commented that they would like to be part of a user group to help develop these statistics.
Interactive statistics
View statistics on the Universal Credit claimants at Jobcentre Plus office level in an interactive map.
View an interactive map which shows statistics on households on Universal Credit at Local Authority level.
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.
Next releases
People on Universal Credit statistics are released monthly.
Next release: 26 January 2021
Households on Universal Credit statistics, and claims and starts for Universal Credit are released quarterly.
Next quarterly release: 23 February 2021.
Pre-release access
In addition to staff who are responsible for the production and quality assurance of the statistics, up to 24 hour pre-release access is provided to ministers and other officials. We publish the job titles and organisations of the people who have been granted up to 24 hour pre-release access to the latest Universal Credit statistics.
More information
Read the background information and methodology note for more information about the Universal Credit statistics.