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This report presents the findings from the evaluation of in-work progression (IWP) support for Universal Credit (UC) claimants.
DWP research report no. 1126 A report of research carried out by Ipsos on…
This evaluation report follows the cohort of households invited to move to Universal Credit from tax credits.
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These official statistics under development cover the number of people who have been sent managed migration notices inviting them to claim Universal Credit.
Main Stories The statistics show that between July 2022 and December 2025:…
Statistics for the number of claims, starts, people and households on Universal Credit.
Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment and ethnicity.
These statistics cover the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.
Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by conditionality regime.
Estimates of the impact of social security changes at Budget 2025 on low income poverty levels.
The fifth in a series of Move to Universal Credit Insights looking at the migration of customers from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit.
This report presents insights on four groups of Universal Credit claimants who face additional barriers accessing the labour market.
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…
Households on Universal Credit and the two-child policy, with additional data on benefit cap, disability benefits and demographics.
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
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