Universal Credit statistics
Universal Credit is a new 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
Latest Universal Credit Publication
As a result of recent changes to the Universal Credit statistical data build, more time is required for the quality assurance of this data. Therefore, the release of the UC Statistical Publications (November 2024 and February 2025) due 26 February 2025 and 28 May 2025 have been cancelled. A new date for this publication will be announced in due course, once the quality assurance process is complete.
Previous Universal Credit Publications
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
- Universal Credit Statistics - August 2020
- Universal Credit Statistics - May 2020
- Universal Credit Statistics - February 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.