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Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and May 2026
This quarterly release of Benefit Cap Statistics covers data for Great…
These statistics cover the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.
This is a quarterly release of Official Statistics on the number of people…
This document provides users with information about the methodology and…
Statistics for the number of claims, starts, people and households on Universal Credit.
This is the latest quarterly bulletin of official statistics on Universal…
1. Main stories The main stories are: in May 2026, 164,000 households…
This release includes statistics on: the number of households with…
Universal Credit statistics on the two child limit policy, April 2026, including those likely to benefit from the removal of the policy.
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.
Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and February 2026.
The key aim of this research is to better understand how Move customers manage their Universal Credit (UC) claim and to gather insights into the customer experience of claiming UC compared to legacy benefits.
This report provides insights on Universal Credit claimants with one or more of the following experiences: care experience, ex-offender, homelessness and substance dependency.
These official statistics under development cover the number of people who have been sent managed migration notices inviting them to claim Universal Credit.
Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment (including self employment), ethnicity and Move to Universal Credit.
Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment, ethnicity and Move to Universal Credit.
This ad hoc provides the number of claimants that have migrated to Universal Credit (UC) from legacy benefits, focusing on those with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work who join the UC health …
This report presents the findings from the evaluation of in-work progression (IWP) support for Universal Credit (UC) claimants.
This evaluation report follows the cohort of households invited to move to Universal Credit from tax credits.
Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment and ethnicity.
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