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DWP · Year ending March 2020 to Year ending March 2025 · households

Universal Credit caseload

Universal Credit caseload: Year ending March 2020 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour02m4m202020212022202320242025Year ending March 2020: 2,130,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 3,873,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 4,049,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 4,229,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 4,706,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 5,473,000 households · published 26 March 2026
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Source: DWP, Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: outturn and forecast (Spring Forecast 2026), Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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