Benefits statistics summary
The Benefits Statistics Summary provides an up-to-date, concise overview of the main benefits administered by the Department. All of the statistics in this quarterly report are accredited official statistics except in relation to Universal Credit which are currently designated as ‘Official Statistics in development’ (previously Experimental Statistics).
Benefit Claimants by Extract Date (Provisional)
As well as the Benefits Statistics Summary, PSU also provide up to date claimant numbers for each benefit. These figures are provisional and do not undergo the same scrutiny as the Accredited Official Statistics.
Suspension of “Client Group Analysis” statistics
The “Client Group Analysis” series of statistics has been suspended until further notice. These statistics will be resumed once a method of incorporating Universal Credit data into the analysis has been assessed as suitably robust.
Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (Accredited Official Statistics)
The Benefits Statistics Summary is released quarterly in the last week of February, May, August and November. The next edition in this series will be released on 28 May 2025.
2024
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (Accredited Official Statistics) - November 2024
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (Accredited Official Statistics) - August 2024
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (Accredited Official Statistics) - May 2024
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2024
2023
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - November 2023
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2023
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - May 2023
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2023
2022
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - November 2022
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2022
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - May 2022
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2022
2021
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - November 2021
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2021
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - May 2021
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2021
2020
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - November 2020
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2020
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - May 2020
- Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2020
Previous editions of the publication are available and can be requested directly from Analytics Division.
User Consultation
Analytics Division would appreciate your feedback on the Benefits Statistics Summary. The request for user feedback and survey can be found below: