Statistical Bulletin September 2021 Claims made to Universal Credit Related This bulletin looks at the number of claims Documents for Universal Credit in Kent and Medway. For more information on This includes the number of new claims unemployment and DWP made, the number of new starts to the benefits claimants please benefit and the total number of people who see our Unemployment and Benefits page are now claiming Universal Credit. • The number of new claims to Universal Credit in the four weeks to 8 July were much lower than pre- NOTE: When referring to Kent we mean the Kent coronavirus levels; 5,155 compared to 6,568 in the County Council Area four weeks to 12 March 2020. which includes all twelve local authority districts but • 3,277 monthly new starts to Universal Credit in July does not include the 2021. Medway Unitary Authority. • New starts in July 2021 were highest amongst claimants aged 25–34 (952). These were 31% lower Further Information than March 2020. Kent Analytics Kent County Council • 156,233 people on Universal Credit in July 2021, an Invicta House increase of 94.5% (+75,909) since March 2020. Maidstone Kent • 13.8% of people in Kent & Medway were claiming ME14 1XX Universal Credit in July 2021, similar to the figure for Great Britain (14.6%).
[email protected] • The number of male claimants has increased at a 03000 417444 faster rate than female claimants since March 2020; +109.3% compared to +83.9%. Kent Analytics, Kent County Council www.kent.gov.uk/research Introduction The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) publishes information on the number of claims being made to Universal Credit.