As of November 2023, there were estimated to be approximately 6.27 million people on Universal Credit in Great Britain, compared with 5.76 million a year earlier in November 2022.
Number of people on universal credit in Great Britain from May 2023 to November 2023
Characteristic
Number of people on Universal Credit
Nov 23
6,278,493
Oct 23
6,160,473
Sep 23
6,096,216
Aug 23
6,043,170
Jul 23
6,011,281
Jun 23
5,965,193
May 23
5,930,396
Apr 23
5,896,707
Mar 23
5,853,189
Feb 23
5,836,324
Jan 23
5,799,601
Dec 22
5,780,103
Nov 22
5,756,783
Oct 22
5,731,191
Sep 22
5,684,229
Aug 22
5,660,952
Jul 22
5,620,041
Jun 22
5,560,774
May 22
5,541,837
Apr 22
5,546,129
Mar 22
5,533,418
Feb 22
5,560,732
Jan 22
5,563,334
Dec 21
5,605,511
Nov 21
5,652,943
Oct 21
5,697,299
Sep 21
5,738,901
Aug 21
5,806,038
Jul 21
5,842,568
Jun 21
5,888,753
May 21
5,938,914
Apr 21
5,957,521
Mar 21
5,972,083
Feb 21
5,947,512
Jan 21
5,899,849
Dec 20
5,877,471
Nov 20
5,789,314
Oct 20
5,675,985
Sep 20
5,639,688
Aug 20
5,571,239
Jul 20
5,511,859
Jun 20
5,430,945
May 20
5,259,937
Apr 20
4,210,379
Mar 20
3,012,736
Feb 20
2,915,508
Jan 20
2,773,081
Dec 19
2,730,575
Nov 19
2,655,220
Oct 19
2,546,973
Sep 19
2,454,646
Aug 19
2,350,373
Jul 19
2,249,063
Jun 19
2,151,015
May 19
2,026,245
Apr 19
1,940,904
Mar 19
1,816,280
Feb 19
1,706,607
Jan 19
1,618,043
Dec 18
1,535,143
Nov 18
1,389,187
Oct 18
1,286,127
Sep 18
1,192,572
Aug 18
1,093,509
Jul 18
1,019,559
Jun 18
961,991
May 18
902,614
Apr 18
856,550
Mar 18
801,633
Feb 18
763,113
Jan 18
717,703
Dec 17
692,198
Nov 17
650,283
Oct 17
623,682
Sep 17
602,028
Aug 17
574,903
Jul 17
551,170
Jun 17
527,603
May 17
513,549
Apr 17
504,809
Mar 17
481,648
Feb 17
458,796
Jan 17
437,796
Dec 16
424,996
Nov 16
411,180
Oct 16
396,589
Sep 16
368,293
Aug 16
347,978
Jul 16
323,987
Jun 16
292,503
May 16
272,341
Apr 16
253,960
Mar 16
229,223
Feb 16
206,464
Jan 16
181,833
Dec 15
165,672
Nov 15
147,275
Oct 15
133,528
Sep 15
118,817
Aug 15
106,113
Jul 15
86,060
Jun 15
70,108
May 15
61,923
Apr 15
50,207
Mar 15
43,468
Feb 15
37,768
Jan 15
28,458
Dec 14
24,631
Nov 14
20,971
Oct 14
16,611
Sep 14
13,320
Aug 14
10,604
Jul 14
7,208
Jun 14
6,550
May 14
6,044
Apr 14
5,642
Mar 14
5,450
Feb 14
5,025
Jan 14
4,007
Dec 13
3,568
Nov 13
3,198
Oct 13
2,470
Sep 13
1,755
Aug 13
817
Jul 13
295
Jun 13
144
May 13
21
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (December 12, 2023). Number of people on universal credit in Great Britain from May 2023 to November 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107124/uk-number-of-people-on-universal-credit/
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