Universal Credit
(asked on 7th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants have received a budgeting advance in each of the last three years.
Table 1 below provides the number and proportion of Universal Credit households who received a Budgeting Advance in each of the last three years.
Year | Number of Universal Credit households who received a Budgeting Advance | Proportion of Universal Credit households who received a Budgeting Advance |
Dec 2020 - Nov 2021 | 1,045,000 | 18% |
Dec 2021 - Nov 2022 | 1,026,000 | 18% |
Dec 2022 - Nov 2023 | 1,092,000 | 18% |
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000.
2. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.
3. Data up to November 2023 has been provided in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.