Database: Households on Universal Credit
Description
The number of households receiving Universal Credit for each month is defined as the number of households that have an assessment period that spans the count date of that month.
There is a further condition that entitlement must have been calculated for this period. This will include households with claims that are live and in payment, live and have a nil award (e.g. due to earnings or deductions) or temporarily suspended.
Classification
Applicable to: all months from August 2015 to the latest available month.
The number of categories will increase each quaterly statistical release.
Quality Statement
Figures will be updated quarterly. With each release there will be a 3-month time lag on the most recent month published to ensure that data is as accurate as possible. Monthly figures are subject to retrospection and may change in subsequent publications when revised data is available.