Universal Credit
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for every year since 2017, what proportion of Universal Credit claimants with dependent children are (a) in work and (b) not in work.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
Table 1 provides the proportion of Universal Credit households with children, broken down by in work or not in work.
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1%.
2. Figures are for households receiving Universal Credit in assessment periods ending at any point in the calendar year.
3. Figures are for Great Britain (GB) only and include only households where Universal Credit was in payment.
4. Figures represent Universal Credit full service claims only, which are only available from 2019 onwards.
5. Due to differences in methodology, there may be slight differences from published statistics.
Table 1: Proportion of UC households with children, broken down by in work or not in work, for every calendar year since 2019
Calendar Year | Proportion of UC households with children | |
In work | Not in work | |
2019 | 69% | 31% |
2020 | 70% | 30% |
2021 | 71% | 29% |
2022 | 72% | 28% |
2023 | 72% | 28% |
2024 | 70% | 30% |
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