Discontinued DWP statistics at DWP
This page provides details of DWP statistics that are no longer updated, including their purpose and last publication dates.
We publish information about DWP statistics that have been discontinued (ceased) to ensure transparency and provide historical context.
About discontinued statistics
DWP discontinues statistical publications where:
- user needs have changed
- the information is no longer required or relevant
- the statistics have been replaced by improved or alternative measures
- data sources are no longer available
Discontinuing statistics follows appropriate governance and user engagement where necessary.
List of discontinued statistics
DWP statistics by theme
Browse our statistics by theme below.
- Children, families and bereavement
- Employment support schemes
- Health, disability and care
- Housing and heating
- Income and living standards
- Pensions and older people
- Work and unemployment
Children, families and bereavement
Child maintenance arrangements made after speaking to CM Options – Estimated numbers of different types of child maintenance arrangement made after speaking to Child Maintenance (CM) Options from survey data. This series ended in May 2020.
Child Support Agency (CSA) statistics – Statistics on the CSA statutory child maintenance schemes and CSA case closures. This series ended in October 2021.
Children in out-of-work benefit households – Numbers of children living in households where a parent or guardian claimed out-of-work benefits. This series ended in December 2018.
European Social Fund (ESF) support for families with multiple problems – Statistics on the ESF support for families with multiple problems programme. This series ended in October 2015.
In Work Credit – Take-up of the In Work Credit (IWC), a financial incentive available to lone parents moving into work. This series ended in May 2014.
Income Support lone parent regime – This series ended in November 2017. The statistics are now included in our Annual DWP Benefits Statistics Compendium and Benefit sanctions statistics.
Lone parents receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) – Number of lone parents receiving JSA. This series ended in May 2018.
Parental conflict indicator – Statistics on the proportion of children affected by parental conflict in families. This series ended in August 2026.
Social Justice outcomes framework: family stability indicator – Family stability indicator results. This series ended in March 2016.
Troubled Families programme – Statistics on benefits and employment for individuals and households on the programme. This series ended in September 2015.
Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit claimants: statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of 2 children – Statistics about the policy that provides support for a maximum of 2 children in Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit. This series ended in July 2026.
Employment support schemes
DWP CFO European Social Fund (ESF) 2014 to 2020 – Statistics on the European Social Fund (ESF) 2014 to 2020 employment programme operated by DWP as a co-financing organisation (CFO) in England. This series ended in May 2023.
European Social Fund (ESF) support for families with multiple problems – Statistics on the ESF support for families with multiple problems programme. This series ended in October 2015.
Help to Work – a range of options that helped long-term unemployed people into work. This series ended in March 2018.
Income Support lone parent regime – This series ended in November 2017. The statistics are now included in our Annual DWP Benefits Statistics Compendium and Benefit sanctions statistics.
Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA): statistics on the Six Month Offer – Take-up of the Six-Month Offer, a recruitment subsidy for job seekers. This series ended in March 2011.
Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA): statistics on the Young Person’s Guarantee (YPG) – Statistics on YPG, which offered up to 24 weeks full-time training for unemployed young people. This series ended in April 2011.
New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) – Statistics on NEA including number of starts with a business mentor and the number of business starts. This series ended in June 2022.
Provider-Led Pathways to Work – Numbers of starts to the programme (now closed) and resulting job starts. This series ended in October 2011.
Pre-Work Programme, New Enterprise Allowance, Youth Offer and Youth Contract – Statistics on pre-Work Programme mandatory programmes and work experience, sector-based work academies and Youth Contract Wage Incentives. This series ended in June 2022.
Specialist Employability Support – The number of referrals to the programme and the corresponding numbers of starts and participants who find a job. This series ended in November 2020.
Troubled Families programme – Statistics on benefits and employment for individuals and households on the programme. This series ended in September 2015.
Work Choice: number of starts and referrals – Numbers of referrals to the Work Choice programme, starts and participants who find a job. This series ended in September 2020.
Work Programme – Statistics on people joining the Work Programme, participants achieving defined periods in work and participants completing the programme. This series ended in September 2020.
Youth Unemployment Innovation Fund pilot – Statistics on the pilot including number of participant starts, positive outcomes and evaluation findings. This series ended in January 2016.
Health, disability and care
Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS) – Includes statistics on applications received, success rates and payment. This series ended in August 2019. The information will continue to be published in the DMPS annual review.
Life Opportunities Survey – Data on how disabled and non-disabled people participate in society. This series ended in September 2015.
Opinions and Lifestyle survey: ‘Fulfilling Potential’ outcomes and indicators
Data measuring indicators in the Fulfilling Potential disability strategy outcomes and indicators framework. This series ended in August 2015.
Housing and heating
Housing Benefit (HB) entitlement reductions – Statistics on HB entitlement reductions identified by local authorities as a proportion of expected reductions. This series ended in October 2017.
Housing Benefit (HB) flows data – Numbers of HB claims beginning and ending. This series ended in November 2020.
Housing Benefit (HB) speed of processing – Speed of processing is a measure of the average time it takes to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change of circumstance to an existing Housing Benefit claim. This series ended in July 2026.
Contact: cbm.stats@dwp.gov.uk
Housing Benefit (HB) debt recoveries – Statistics on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off. This series ended in September 2026.
Contact: cbm.stats@dwp.gov.uk
Income and living standards
Children in out-of-work benefit households – Numbers of children living in households where a parent or guardian claimed out-of-work benefits. This series ended in December 2018.
Combined working age absolute low income and material deprivation estimates – Experimental statistics on working-age adults in combined absolute low income and material deprivation. This statistical series has ended as a separate release. The statistics are now included in the annual Households Below Average Income (HBAI) releases.
Pensions and older people
Older workers statistical information booklet – Labour market position of people aged 50 and over up to June 2013. This series ended in July 2015.
Pension provision – Statistics on people who qualify for State Pension and people with some kind of second tier pension cover. This series ended in April 2013.
Work and unemployment
Alternative Claimant Count statistics – Number of people claiming unemployment related benefits. This series ended in October 2022.
Census output area data on workless benefit claimants – Numbers of people by area claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support and other income-related benefits. This series ended in February 2016.
Duration on working-age benefits – The length of time that claimants receive working-age benefits. This series ended in April 2016.
In Work Credit – Take-up of the In Work Credit, a financial incentive available to lone parents moving into work. This series ended in May 2014.
Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) sanctions – Number of sanctions imposed on people who receive JSA. This series ended in May 2026.
Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA): statistics on the Six Month Offer – Quarterly statistics detailing take-up of the Six-Month Offer, a recruitment subsidy for job seekers that ended in March 2011. This series ended in October 2011.
Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA): statistics on the Young Person’s Guarantee (YPG) – Quarterly statistics on YPG, which offers up to 24 weeks full-time training for unemployed young people. This series ended in April 2011.
Lone parents receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) – Number of lone parents receiving JSA. This series ended in May 2018.
Labour market status by ethnic group – Statistics on labour market status by ethnic group. This series ended in April 2016.
National Indicators – Employment rates and ‘out of work benefits’ claimed by area. This series ended in May 2013.