DWP benefits statistics: November 2024
Accredited Official Statistics and Official Statistics release of the main Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) administered benefits through Stat-Xplore or supplementary tables where appropriate.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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This is a quarterly Accredited Official Statistics and Official Statistics release of the main DWP-administered benefits via Stat-Xplore or supplementary tables where appropriate.
Statistics on Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit are also published as part of this release.
Statistics on Maternity Allowance are suspended from this release.
Statistics published in November 2024
The following statistics were published on 12 November 2024 as scheduled:
- Bereavement Support Payment
- Housing Benefit
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
The following statistics were delayed and published on 28 November 2024:
- Attendance Allowance
- Benefit combinations
- Bereavement benefits
- Carer’s Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Incapacity Benefit
- Income Support
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Pension Credit
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- State Pension
- Widow’s Benefit
Reinstatement of State Pension statistics on 28 November 2024
The Accredited Official Statistics for State Pension have been reinstated, with data available on Stat-Xplore and posted in an HTML bulletin on this page.
In February 2024 the Accredited Official Statistics for State Pension were suspended due to issues with processing data from the new Get Your State Pension (GYSP) system.
Following extensive redesign and testing of data processing procedures from the GYSP system we are now able to extract accurate and reliable data from the system. This allows the reinstatement of State Pension data to the DWP benefits statistics publication.
Benefit Combinations statistics
The Benefit Combinations statistics on Stat-Xplore have reinstated State Pension age data for the recent May 2024 quarter only. Due to the complexity of Benefit Combinations, full reinstatement of State Pension age data to the earlier suspended quarters for August 2023, November 2023 and February 2024 datasets was not possible before 28 November 2024.
As a result, overall caseload totals for this period are not comparable to previous quarters, as all data for claimants of State Pension age are not included. Earlier quarters are unaffected. The full timeseries for Benefit Combinations will have State Pension age data restored in February 2025.
Scottish devolution: changes to the presentation of DWP statistics
The devolution of social security benefits to the Scottish Government is now having an impact on DWP statistics.
Refer to our background information note for more information on presentational changes we have made to our statistics in response to Scottish devolution.
More information
A statistical summary document is published every 6 months in February and August each year. It contains a high-level summary of the latest Accredited Official Statistics and Official Statistics on DWP benefits.
Commentary on Benefit Combination statistics is now included twice a year as part of the February and August releases. Benefit Combinations statistics are also released quarterly on Stat-Xplore.
Find further information about the publication and statistics, including details on changes and revisions, in the background and methodology documents.
Further information about this release can be found on the DWP benefits statistics collection page and in the “Welfare and Benefits” community on StatsUserNet.
If you have any comments or questions, get in touch by email at: [email protected]
Updates to this page
Published 12 November 2024Last updated 28 November 2024 + show all updates
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This is the delayed release of the DWP benefits statistics which were originally scheduled for release on 12 November 2024.
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First published.