Universal Credit statistics
Universal Credit is a payment to help support households that are out of work or are on a low income. Universal Credit was introduced in Northern Ireland on a phased geographical basis from 27 September 2017.
Statistics have been compiled on the following:
- The number of claimants and households on Universal Credit
- Family type of households on Universal Credit
- Average payments households receive
- Statistics on housing support
- Where Universal Credit claimants are located
- The work conditionality regime that claimants belong to
- Households and Number of Children impacted by Two Child Policy
- Households receiving Local Housing Allowance
- Households impacted by the Benefit Cap
Latest Universal Credit Publication
Previous Universal Credit Publications
2025
2024
- Universal Credit Statistics - August 2024
- Universal Credit Statistics - May 2024
- Universal Credit Statistics - February 2024
2023
- Universal Credit Statistics - November 2023
- Universal Credit Statistics - August 2023
- Universal Credit Statistics - May 2023
- Universal Credit Statistics - February 2023
2022
- Universal Credit Statistics - November 2022
- Universal Credit Statistics - August 2022
- Universal Credit Statistics - May 2022
- Universal Credit Statistics - February 2022
- Universal Credit Statistics - February 2022 datafiles
2021
- Universal Credit Statistics - November 2021
- Universal Credit Statistics - August 2021
- Universal Credit Statistics - May 2021
- Universal Credit Statistics - February 2021
2020
User Consultation
Analytics Division would appreciate your feedback on the Universal Credit Statistics publication. The request for user feedback and survey can be found below;
Move to UC Tax Credit Research
A research paper examining the reasons why some Tax Credit Only customers did not migrate to Universal Credit when invited to as part of the Move to UC process.