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Universal Credit: Young People

Asked by Chris BlooreLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 24 March 2025UIN 39192

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who are (a) in receipt of Universal Credit and (b) under the age of 25 are parents.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Monthly statistics for the number of Households on Universal Credit in Great Britain are published quarterly on Stat-Xplore. The latest statistics in table ‘UC Households 1 – month by family type’ provide a monthly breakdown of households on UC by family type up to November 2024.

Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, can access guidance on how to extract the information required. There is also a Universal Credit Official Statistics: Stat-Xplore user guide.

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