Household Income from Universal Credit in year prices (weekly, in nominal terms)

Dataset: Family Resources Survey (Adult, Child, Individual, Household)

Field: Household Income from Universal Credit in year prices (weekly, in nominal terms)

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Weighted Median of Household Income from Universal Credit in year prices (weekly, in nominal terms)

Weighted indicates that underlying sample of individuals in the Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been weighted or 'grossed up' to represent groups of individuals with certain characteristics in the whole population.
Median income is the middle Household income identified by dividing the population of individuals, when ranked by income, into two equal-sized groups.

Weighted Mean of Household Income from Universal Credit in year prices (weekly, in nominal terms)

Weighted indicates that underlying sample of individuals in the Family Resources Survey (FRS) has been weighted or 'grossed up' to represent groups of individuals with certain characteristics in the whole population.
Mean of household income is calculated by adding up incomes for each household in the population and dividing the result by the number of households.

Description

The income received by the household from Universal Credit in year prices (weekly, in nominal terms), as reported by FRS respondents, where:

A household consists of one person living alone or a group of people (not necessarily related) living at the same address, who share cooking facilities and share a living room or sitting room or dining area. A household will consist of one or more benefit units.
Universal Credit (UC) is now the primary working age benefit. Most claimants will be of working age, though claimants can be over State Pension age if their partner is still of working age. UC supports those on low incomes with their housing and living costs, as well as child and childcare support where appropriate. It is not just for those who are out of work; it is also for those who are working, but whose earnings are low enough to qualify.

Classification

Applicable to: all individuals in a household.

Quality Statement

UC has now completed its nationwide roll-out for new claims, and is available throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

UC replaces all of the following state support: income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Housing Benefit. It replaces the numerous payments these benefits would have given with a single, usually monthly payment, administered by DWP.

Further information can be found in the FRS Background Note and Methodology here.