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<p>The Department does not hold information on persons claiming Universal Credit in
Northern Ireland. The available data is published at Stat Xplore.</p><p>The table
below shows the number of couples in England, Wales and Scotland, with and without
child dependants who are receiving Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Couple, no child dependant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Couple,
with child dependant(s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>39,798</p></td><td><p>105,955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>2,502</p></td><td><p>5,511</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>4,683</p></td><td><p>9,914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Great
Britain</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46,987</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>121,385</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Households on Universal Credit</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Statistical
disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential
data. Totals may not sum due to the disclosure control applied.</li><li>A count date
of the second Thursday of the month is used when calculating the statistics for the
people on Universal Credit.</li><li>Further information on the background and methodology
can be accessed via our latest statistical release.</li><li>These figures are provisional.
These 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. Figures relating to the employment breakdown will be also be subject
to revision.</li><li>The DWP does not hold this information for Northern Ireland.
The responsibility for statistics in Northern Ireland lies with the Department for
Communities.</li></ol>
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