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Number of households on Universal Credit with limited capability for work entitlement (22244) Metric type
- Help text
- This is the number of households on Universal Credit with the limited capability for work (LCW) element included. Once a household has applied for Universal Credit they can be assessed to see to what extent their illness or disability affects their ability to work. A claimant will be found to have limited capability for work if they can’t work now, but they can prepare to work in the future. This measures households where one or more claimants are assessed to have LCW. It has been abolished for most new claimants from 3 April 2017.
The elements of Universal Credit associated with a claim have been identified based on the current circumstances of the household according to the latest records held by the department. Entitlements may change over time as circumstances change.
Figures are taken on the second Thursday of each month. There is a further condition that entitlement must have been calculated for the period. This will include households with claims that are live and in payment, live and have a nil award (due to earnings or deductions) or temporarily suspended.
These figures are presented on a household basis rather than by individual claimant, therefore it is not possible to cross tabulate this information with the individual level figures on People, Starts and Claims to Universal Credit.
To be counted as a person on Universal Credit, an individual has to have completed the Universal Credit claim process and accepted their Claimant Commitment. This has to happen on or before the count date, with no record of a termination of their claim.
Some people on Universal Credit may not have provided all the information needed to work out their entitlement, or their entitlement to Universal Credit may be in the process of being calculated. These individuals may not have an assessment period spanning the count date. Despite being counted as a person on Universal Credit, they will not appear in the household measure. Conversely, some people who are not counted as being on Universal Credit on the count date, may be included in the corresponding household measure. This may occur where an individual accepted their claimant commitment after the count date - but once accepted, their Universal Credit award will be paid for the period of time covered by the Assessment Period in which the count date falls.
Statistical disclosure control has been applied within Stat-Xplore to avoid the release of confidential data. Totals may not sum due to the disclosure control applied. Where there are fewer than five claims this has been rounded down to zero. Figures will be subject to revision in subsequent releases. It is expected that overall provisional figures will be within two per cent of their revised figure in future releases.
- Modified
- 10 Apr 2024
- Data last updated
- 16 Feb 2024
- Short label
- No. of households on Universal Credit with limited capability for work entitlement
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 0
- Polarity
- not applicable
- Measure
- Entitlement
- Dataset
- Number of households on Universal Credit
- Source
- Department for Work and Pensions
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