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  • Universal Credit Statistics - August 2020

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Statistics and research, 
    • Benefits statistics

    Date published: 25 November 2020

    Last updated: 10 November 2021

    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.

    The Northern Ireland Universal Credit Quarterly Report is the official source for Universal Credit statistics in Northern Ireland. These figures differ to earlier published management information.

    Documents

    • Universal Credit Statistics - August 2020Adobe PDF (1.66 MB)
    • NI Universal Credit Statistics Supplementary Tables - August 2020Microsoft Excel (383.2 KB)
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