This collection contains:
- monthly updates for people on Universal Credit
- quarterly updates for claims, starts and households on
Universal Credit
Quarterly data are published in February, May, August and
November alongside a statistical bulletin with detailed
commentary. The exact dates for the monthly and quarterly
releases are listed in the statistics release
calendar.
New statistics in the households on Universal Credit series
From the latest release of Universal Credit statistics
(published on 23 February 2021), the Households series
has been expanded to include information on:
- distinguishing between limited capability for work
(LCW)
payment element and the limited capability for work and
work related activity (LCWRA)
payment element
Accompanying metadata is available on Stat-Xplore for
users to understand the definitions and coverage of these
variables.
Within the Universal Credit statistics release, separate
ODS tables are available on GOV.UK covering:
- households on Universal Credit affected by the
removal of the spare room subsidy, including the type of
reduction and average amount of reduction
- whether the Local Housing Allowance covers the rent
and an accompanying geographical breakdown by broad
rental market area
The data for Removal of Spare Room Subsidy and Local
Housing Allowance will be made available on Stat-Xplore
on a future date, which will be announced on GOV.UK.
These additions to Universal Credit statistics have been
made as part of the Universal Credit statistics release
strategy and in response to user needs.
Feedback
We welcome all feedback on the content, relevance,
accessibility and timing of these statistics to help us in
producing statistics that meet user needs. For non-media
enquiries on these statistics: team.ucos@dwp.gov.uk
For media enquiries please contact the DWP press
office.
