Universal Credit Scotland dashboard: September 2020

The most recent official statistics (as of September 2020) on people receiving, claiming, and starting on Universal Credit in Scotland.


This dashboard summarises the most recent official statistics as of September 2020 on people receiving, claiming, and starting on Universal Credit in Scotland, taken directly from the Department of Work and Pension’s collection of Universal Credit Statistics.

This includes the number of people receiving the benefit, attempting to make a new claim and successfully starting a new claim.

Statistics are also provided on unemployment benefits and the Benefit Cap across Scotland.

Headline figures for each set of statistics are broken down by a variety of characteristics, including the age, gender, location and family structure of claimants.

Universal Credit Scotland Bulletin: September 2020
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