Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the online application form for universal credit, how many people answered Yes to the question, Did anyone help you make your claim - for example a family member, friend or someone from the jobcentre or a charity, in each month since December 2015.
Information on help with the digital claim was not collected before December 2016. The table below provides the requested information we hold.
Month | Total | % of Universal Credit claims declared |
Dec-16 | 2,000 | 19% |
Jan-17 | 4,000 | 21% |
Feb-17 | 4,000 | 21% |
Mar-17 | 5,000 | 21% |
Apr-17 | 4,000 | 22% |
May-17 | 5,000 | 23% |
Jun-17 | 6,000 | 22% |
Jul-17 | 7,000 | 22% |
Aug-17 | 8,000 | 23% |
Sep-17 | 8,000 | 23% |
Oct-17 | 10,000 | 23% |
Nov-17 | 13,000 | 24% |
Dec-17 | 12,000 | 24% |
Jan-18 | 21,000 | 22% |
Feb-18 | 19,000 | 23% |
Mar-18 | 21,000 | 22% |
Apr-18 | 22,000 | 22% |
May-18 | 23,000 | 22% |
Jun-18 | 27,000 | 22% |
Jul-18 | 33,000 | 21% |
Aug-18 | 36,000 | 22% |
Sep-18 | 37,000 | 22% |
Oct-18 | 45,000 | 22% |
Nov-18 | 48,000 | 22% |
Dec-18 | 38,000 | 22% |