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Constituency data: Universal Credit claimants

This dashboard contains the most recent constituency estimates of Universal Credit claimants at household and person level (including data for neighbourhoods within constituencies).

Time series data back to 2016 is also provided.

Universal Credit (UC) replaces six ‘legacy’ benefits and tax credits for working-age households. The Government first launched UC in 2013. The Department for Work and Pensions currently expects all households claiming legacy benefits to have been notified of the need to move across to UC by the end of September 2025, moving people to UC and closing legacy benefits by the end of March 2026.

Explore constituency data

Use the dropdown menu below to select the constituency you’re interested in and view key statistics.

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If you would like to access this information in an alternative format please email papers@parliament.uk and we will review your request.

Sources 

All benefits data is sourced from DWP Stat-Xplore.

Data updates 

We aim to update this dashboard quarterly, in line with data releases from the Department for Work and Pensions.

MPs and their staff can contact the Commons Library with queries about updates.