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
The Universal Credit Statistical Publication is released quarterly in the last week of February, May, August, and November. The next publication will be released on 25 November 2026.
Previous Universal Credit Publications
2026
2025
- Universal Credit Statistics - November 2025
- Universal Credit Statistics - August 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
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.