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  • Provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest weeks.

  • The aim of this research is to better understand the non-claimant population, why they don’t claim Universal Credit (UC), the financial and non-financial impact this has on them, and to understand the issues and barriers tha…

  • These official statistics under development cover the number of people who have been sent managed migration notices inviting them to claim Universal Credit.

  • This report presents findings from a systematic review on what works to support disadvantaged groups move towards and into employment.

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

  • Households on Universal Credit and the two-child policy, with additional data on benefit cap, disability benefits and demographics.

  • Management information on SWAPs starts with age, sectoral and geographical breakdowns to June 2025.

  • Historic and forecast benefit expenditure and caseload data usually consistent with the annual spring and autumn Budgets or Statements.

  • Understanding the Move to Universal Credit customer journey for DWP legacy benefit customers and factors that influenced their decision to make a Universal Credit claim or not 

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

  • Uptake of backdated Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s Allowance under the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023.

  • Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April to September 2024, based on local authority mid-year returns.

  • Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April 2024 to March 2025, based on local authority financial year end returns.

  • Provides statistics on PIP claimants and their respective daily living activity scores.

  • This ad hoc analysis provides estimates of the impact of changes to Universal Credit on poverty levels following revisions to the previously announced policy.

  • This ad hoc analysis provides estimates of the impact of changes to PIP and UC on poverty levels following revisions to the previously announced policy.

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

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

  • Official statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans. 

  • This ad hoc publication contains management information on the Child Maintenance Service.