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  • Data on the amount of Housing Benefit that is overpaid to claimants, the overpayments recovered and amounts written off.

  • Non-seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted quarterly estimates of life satisfaction, feeling that the things done in life are worthwhile, happiness and anxiety in the UK.

  • Estimates of young people (aged 16 to 24 years) in Northern Ireland who are not in education, employment or training.

  • Provides an up to date overview and history of the main benefits administered by the Department for Communities (DfC).

  • This quarterly contains National Statistics on the characteristics of claimants on Personal Independence Payment in Northern Ireland over time.

  • Provides experimental statistics on households and individuals on Universal Credit in Northern Ireland.

  • These statistics provide information about families using Tax-Free Childcare

  • Geographical analysis of Child Benefit at country, region, local authority, Westminster/Scottish parliamentary constituency and small area level.

  • Statistics about sanctions on Universal Credit (UC). The data will be available as normal for analysis via Stat-Xplore.

  • Statistics for the number of claims, starts, people and households on Universal Credit.

  • The change in benefits receipt after receiving employment advisor support and psychological therapy, compared with psychological therapy only.

  • Management information on SWAPs starts and employment outcomes since April 2021.

  • Statistics on the average number of days to process a new Housing Benefit claim or a change in circumstance of an existing claim.

  • This research updates the evidence on Access to Work, a government programme aimed at supporting disabled people to take up or remain in work.

  • Statistics on the number and percentage of children living in deep material poverty for financial year ending 2024.

  • 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.

  • Universal Credit statistics on the two child limit policy, April 2026, including those likely to benefit from the removal of the policy.

  • Reports of norovirus and rotavirus laboratory surveillance and enteric virus outbreaks in hospital settings in England during the 2025 to 2026 season.

  • A report exploring Universal Credit (UC) customers’ knowledge, understanding, attitudes and barriers to work, and how their understanding of UC incentives shapes their views on working and progression.

  • This report summarises applicants’ and employers’ experiences of Access to Work, their perceptions of its impact and recommendations for improvement.