COVID-19 Management Information
The Northern Ireland Benefits Statistics Summary is the official source for benefits statistics in Northern Ireland. These statistics are classified as National Statistics and in order to ensure that they meet the highest standards of quality, trustworthiness and public value they are published at a 3 month lag from the time period to which they refer.
However, as there has been significant interest in benefit applications since the onset of COVID-19, DfC has released management information from three key benefits areas: Universal Credit claims, advances and payments; Jobseeker’s Allowance claims; and, Discretionary Support awards and expenditure.
This management information was last updated on 02 October 2020 and does not replace the official National Statistics for the period.
Benefit Claimants by Extract Date (Provisional)
As well as the Benefits Statistics Summary, PSU also provide up to date claimant numbers for each benefit. These figures are provisional and do not undergo the same scrutiny as the National Statistic.
Suspension of “Client Group Analysis” statistics
The “Client Group Analysis” series of statistics has been suspended until further notice. These statistics will be resumed once a method of incorporating Universal Credit data into the analysis has been assessed as suitably robust.
Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistic)
The Benefits Statistics Summary is released quarterly in the last week of February, May, August and November. The next edition in this series will be released on 30 August 2023.
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2023
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - November 2022
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2022
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - May 2022
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2022
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - November 2021
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2021
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - May 2021
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2021
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - November 2020
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2020
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - May 2020
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2020
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - November 2019
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2019
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - May 2019
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2019
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - November 2018
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2018
- Benefits Statistics Summary archive
User Consultation
Professional Services Unit (PSU) would appreciate your feedback on the Benefits Statistics Summary. The request for user feedback and survey can be found below: