Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many couples (1) with, and (2) without, dependent children are receiving Universal Credit in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, and (d) Northern Ireland.
The Department does not hold information on persons claiming Universal Credit in Northern Ireland. The available data is published at Stat Xplore.
The table below shows the number of couples in England, Wales and Scotland, with and without child dependants who are receiving Universal Credit.
| Couple, no child dependant | Couple, with child dependant(s) |
England | 39,798 | 105,955 |
Wales | 2,502 | 5,511 |
Scotland | 4,683 | 9,914 |
Great Britain | 46,987 | 121,385 |
Source: Households on Universal Credit
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