Universal Credit statistics (update)

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.

The latest monthly release of official statistics includes the number of people on Universal Credit to 10 September 2020.

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