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  • Universal Credit statistics

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Statistics and research, 
    • Universal Credit, 
    • Benefits 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

    • Universal Credit Statistics - August 2025

    Previous Universal Credit Publications

    2025

    • Universal Credit Statistics - May 2025
    • Universal Credit Statistics - February 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

    • Universal Credit Statistics - November 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;

    • Universal Credit Statistics user consultation

    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.

    • Move to UC Tax Credit Research

    Related content

    • Benefit Cap statistics
    • Benefits statistics summary
    • Guidance for approved third parties - support for children with Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance and Universal Credit
    • Guidance for registered Social Workers in Northern Ireland
    • Migrant Access to Benefits
    • Pension Credit statistics
    • Personal Independence Payment statistics
    • Personal Independence Payment statistics - changes to published statistics
    • Personal Independence Payment statistics - data quality and methodology
    • Suspension of “Client Group Analysis” statistics in the Northern Ireland Benefits Statistics Summary publication
    • Universal Credit
    • Universal Credit - explainer videos for employers and self-employed
    • Universal Credit: information for landlords
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