DWP benefits statistics: February 2024
National 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 National Statistics release of the main聽DWP-administered benefits via聽聽or supplementary tables where appropriate.
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Suspension of State Pension statistics in this release
The latest National Statistics for State Pension 鈥� due to be published as part of this release 鈥� have been suspended. Suspension of these statistics also impacts the Benefit Combinations statistics for those above State Pension age, which have also been suspended. We will publish the suspended State Pension statistics as soon as we are able to.
This delay results from issues with internal processing of State Pension data after it was sent for analysis from the Get Your State Pension (GYSP) system, and only impacts statistics that are not yet published.
Work is underway to fix these issues and we will publish the suspended State Pension statistics as soon as we are able to, along with an updated statistical summary providing narrative for State Pension statistics to August 2023. We will provide an update on progress on 13 March 2024
Benefit Combinations statistics聽
The Benefit Combination statistics have been extended to show whether鈥疷C鈥痗laimants are on the鈥疷C鈥痟ealth journey, and give additional details about:聽
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- ESA鈥痯ayment type and phase of claim聽
- PIP/DLA/AA鈥疍aily Living and Mobility Awards聽
These details were already publicly available on the individual benefit statistical series but have never been included on the combined benefit series before. The changes have been applied to the time series from May 2019 onwards and will allow users to understand the benefit picture for those on health and disability related benefits in greater detail than previously.
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Please refer to our聽background information note聽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 National 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聽.
Find further information about the publication and statistics, including details on changes and revisions, in the聽background and methodology documents.
Further information about this release can be found on the聽DWP鈥痓enefits statistics collection page聽and in the 鈥淲elfare and Benefits鈥� community on聽.
If you have any comments or questions, get in touch by email at:聽[email protected]