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Universal Credit statistics on the two child limit policy, April 2026, including those likely to benefit from the removal of the policy.
Main Stories The statistics show: in April 2026, 495,990 Universal Credit…
Context of the statistics What is Universal Credit? Universal Credit (UC)…
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.
A report of research carried out by Ipsos on behalf of the Department for…
Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and February 2026.
This quarterly release of Benefit Cap Statistics covers data for Great…
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 …
These statistics cover the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.
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 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.
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