DWP

Length of payment delays for new claims to Universal Credit

Description

Statistics on the length of payment delays for new claims to Universal Credit that are paid late. This release provides data on the timeliness of Universal Credit payments.

Policy areas

Employment and labour market Welfare and benefits

Update cadence

Ad hoc

Subject area

Welfare benefits statistics

Publisher

Department for Work and Pensions

Published

09 July 2018

Data files

File	Type	Size
Length Of Payment Delays For New Claims To Universal Credit Feb 2018 Statistics	pdf	193 KB

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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