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<p>Universal Credit can be claimed by a range of working age people, some of whom
have health conditions or disabilities, which may be degenerative or life limiting.
The decision to claim Universal Credit can be prompted by a range of a factors, including
when someone is terminally ill, so mortality figures should not be viewed in isolation.</p><p>
</p><p>Between 1st March 2019 and 31st May 2019, 1,600, or less than 0.1 per cent,
applications were made to Universal Credit where the claimant died. Over the same
period the volume of people on Universal Credit stood at 2.3 million.</p><p> </p><p>Between
1st March 2020 and 31st May 2020, 2,700, or less than 0.1 percent, applications were
made to Universal Credit where the claimant died. Over the same period the volume
of people on Universal Credit stood at 4.9 million.</p>
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