Universal Credit statistics

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.

Feedback

We welcome all feedback on the content, relevance, accessibility and timeliness 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.

User engagement survey

This survey closed on 27 August 2020 and we are analysing the feedback. The findings will be used to improve the statistics. Thank you for your feedback.

The latest monthly release of official statistics includes the number of people on Universal Credit to 13 August 2020.

Commentary and updates for claims, starts and households are available quarterly.