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<p>The table gives the estimated number of households receiving the Housing Element
of Universal Credit in Great Britain, May 2018. The notes should be read in conjunction
with the information provided in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Estimated
number of households in payment and receiving the Housing Element of Universal Credit
in Great Britain, May 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">471,800</del><ins
class="ministerial">425,400</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claiming State Pension</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Household on Universal Credit dataset <strong>and</strong>
Work and Pensions Longitudinal Survey.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The
figures are derived from unpublished information and have not been quality assured
to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.</li></ol><ol start="2"><li>Figures
have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Individual figures may not add up to the
total due to rounding.</li><li>A count date of the second Thursday of the month is
used when calculating the statistics for households on Universal Credit.</li><li>Further
information on the background and methodology for Universal Credit can be accessed
here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739399/universal-credit-statistics-background-methodology.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739399/universal-credit-statistics-background-methodology.pdf</a></li></ol>
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