Official Statistics

Universal Credit payment advances: May 2016 to June 2017

This publication provides ad hoc statistics on payment advances for claims to Universal Credit for May 2016 to June 2017.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 15 September 2017
• Last updated: 2 October 2017 — See all updates

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Universal Credit payment advances: May 2016 to June 2017

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Universal Credit payment advances are interest free advances of benefit for those who need financial help during the transition to Universal Credit or whilst in receipt of Universal Credit payment advances.

Claimants can apply for an advance of benefit subject to satisfying the eligibility criteria and these are then repaid over an agreed period as the claim progresses.

This publication has been released alongside 2 other statistical ad hoc publications on the related topics of:

• Universal Credit Waiting Days: May 2016 to June 2017
• Universal Credit payment timeliness: January to June 2017

Published 15 September 2017
Last updated 2 October 2017 + show all updates

1. 2 October 2017

   Corrected the proportion of new claims to Universal Credit that are paid a new claim, change of circumstance or benefit transfer advance on page 1 so that it reflects data in Chart 4.

2. 2 October 2017

   Added annex containing more recent statistics for Universal Credit full service.

3. 15 September 2017

   First published.