Universal Credit: Veterans
(asked on 5th September 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2022 to Question 36699 on Universal Credit: Veterans, how many Universal Credit claimants have been identified as serving in the Armed Forces for the assessment periods ending in (a) April, 2022, (b) May 2022, (c) June 2022, (d) July 2022 and (e) August 2022.
The requested information is not available for August. The latest available information is provided in the table below
UC Claimants with an assessment period ending in month, by armed forces status
Month | Proportion of claimants for whom a response is held | Number of claimants recorded as currently serving in the Armed Forces |
April 2022 | 46% | 2,500 |
May 2022 | 48% | 2,600 |
June 2022 | 50% | 2,800 |
July 2022 | 51% | 2,900 |
Notes:
1. Percentage rounded to the nearest percent
2. Number rounded to the nearest 100
3. Figures can differ from previous numbers due to methodological changes and retrospective updates of armed forces status information and UC claims.
4. Figures for GB only
5. Held a response is defined as the claimant having answered one of the following options “previously served”, “currently serving”, “never served”, or “prefer not to say”
6. Armed forces status is self-reported by the UC claimant
7. Armed forces status is as at the end of the UC assessment period