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Universal Credit: Great Yarmouth

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 27 April 2026UIN 128617

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of Universal Credit in Great Yarmouth constituency in each of the last five years.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Monthly Universal Credit statistics showing the number of people on Universal Credit by Westminster Parliamentary Constituency are published in the People on Universal Credit dataset on Stat-Xplore, and are currently available to March 2026, with a breakdown by Employment Indicator available from November 2013 to February 2026.

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