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Universal Credit health caseload, Great Britain

Official statistics

People on Universal Credit in Great Britain with a health condition or disability that affects their work, each month since April 2019, by where they are in the work capability assessment, from DWP's Universal Credit health statistics.

People on Universal Credit with a health condition

3,560,770

Jun 2026

Verified against source, 8 November 2026, 13:43 UTC
Universal Credit health caseload, Great Britain
  • UC health caseload
  • Pre-Work Capability Assessment
  • Limited capability for work
  • Limited capability for work and work-related activity
01m2m3m4mApr 19Jul 20Oct 21Jan 23Apr 24Jul 25Jun 26

Source: Department for Work and Pensions. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

87 periods, newest first

PeriodUC health caseloadPre-Work Capability AssessmentLimited capability for workLimited capability for work and work-related activity
Jun 20263,560,770346,561437,3432,776,867
May 20263,549,004343,218435,5802,770,210
Apr 20263,519,536330,608433,2642,755,666
Mar 20263,507,264330,958433,8382,742,468
Feb 20263,498,999325,903438,2682,734,827
Jan 20263,467,554312,274439,3622,715,917
Dec 20253,463,175321,156439,5922,702,427
Nov 20253,406,074311,024437,8902,657,163
Oct 20253,293,301300,220435,1022,557,981
Sep 20253,190,352294,197430,2632,465,893
Aug 20253,109,547298,996425,6352,384,916
Jul 20252,989,130301,542416,8082,270,778
Jun 20252,884,862300,632408,9562,175,277
May 20252,760,975298,155397,0142,065,811
Apr 20252,710,860315,663390,9272,004,270
Mar 20252,631,736323,834382,1921,925,711
Feb 20252,563,917327,852375,4231,860,647
Jan 20252,475,163320,383368,0691,786,709
Dec 20242,454,153336,386365,5571,752,205
Nov 20242,391,913331,550361,2161,699,150
Oct 20242,311,715314,856358,0391,638,825
Sep 20242,257,808298,302356,9701,602,540
Aug 20242,210,819280,909359,3951,570,509
Jul 20242,174,505268,759361,3871,544,364
Jun 20242,142,897258,559362,0841,522,251
May 20242,111,582264,476359,7221,487,381
Apr 20242,081,481261,705357,2101,462,560
Mar 20242,058,237267,043355,8661,435,327
Feb 20242,016,674263,315352,7501,400,605
Jan 20241,980,896258,300349,5361,373,057
Dec 20231,974,847271,737347,4931,355,616
Nov 20231,932,114266,123341,7411,324,252
Oct 20231,876,726227,234339,7631,309,723
Sep 20231,846,919225,287335,1071,286,527
Aug 20231,822,568232,761329,5541,260,260
Jul 20231,789,471231,556323,5421,234,373
Jun 20231,755,259236,744315,9981,202,520
May 20231,717,410227,891310,0661,179,450
Apr 20231,698,225238,740303,9131,155,573
Mar 20231,676,875259,217295,2831,122,378
Feb 20231,644,842262,826287,9961,094,016
Jan 20231,599,582248,512281,5371,069,538
Dec 20221,593,050272,934275,7621,044,357
Nov 20221,556,664265,229270,3511,021,085
Oct 20221,521,235261,136264,445995,652
Sep 20221,493,884267,036258,273968,576
Aug 20221,464,209266,251252,957945,005
Jul 20221,440,529268,420248,195923,919
Jun 20221,402,486267,830241,110893,551
May 20221,364,821265,738234,884864,198
Apr 20221,351,008274,905231,033845,074
Mar 20221,310,852273,772223,913813,173
Feb 20221,271,510264,423218,849788,237
Jan 20221,235,247258,424212,622764,208
Dec 20211,252,114301,838207,757742,518
Nov 20211,208,236283,332202,917721,989
Oct 20211,174,267273,088198,405702,774
Sep 20211,138,357271,170191,461675,725
Aug 20211,110,216263,484187,172659,557
Jul 20211,079,684262,845180,707636,137
Jun 20211,041,877246,917177,293617,668
May 20211,010,642241,907172,839595,901
Apr 2021972,813234,453167,436570,925
Mar 2021932,875221,852162,241548,790
Feb 2021884,322198,354157,157528,808
Jan 2021842,100177,154153,005511,947
Dec 2020823,501186,691146,834489,979
Nov 2020788,073171,454140,679475,934
Oct 2020752,928160,505139,129453,294
Sep 2020719,063141,793139,165438,107
Aug 2020702,213129,740146,870425,609
Jul 2020669,149110,443147,587411,122
Jun 2020625,81976,644147,462401,714
May 2020643,148104,513146,567392,068
Apr 2020680,940155,970143,730381,241
Mar 2020680,146191,610125,718362,820
Feb 2020659,820213,567114,522331,730
Jan 2020618,072220,69594,129303,242
Dec 2019614,480233,31492,890288,277
Nov 2019587,831234,51791,352261,958
Oct 2019557,250220,53189,544247,171
Sep 2019526,868209,54786,428230,899
Aug 2019505,746221,96481,192202,595
Jul 2019473,702211,55575,808186,331
Jun 2019444,572202,56969,478172,523
May 2019419,985199,69863,494156,791
Apr 2019400,605194,86258,980146,764

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Source and licence

Publisher
Department for Work and Pensions
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https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-health-statistics
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
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Verification

Verified against source, 8 November 2026, 13:43 UTC Run at 8 November 2026, 13:43 UTC; 348 of 348 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedDepartment for Work and Pensions; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-08T13:22:29Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures348 of 348 figures and the headline reproduced; the meta's provisional and parts_gap match
PassFigures are finite numbers348 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure348 of 348 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches; the meta's provisional and parts_gap match
PassGOV.UK table is currentlatest period 2026-06 ended 131 days before retrieval (limit 200), from Data tables: Universal Credit Health statistics, April 2019 to June 2026
PassTables 2 and 3 agree4 of 4 figures match Table 2's LCWRA claimants and Table 3's Great Britain
PassThe stages add up87 of 87 cases of the months' three stages make the month's total, within the 25 DWP's disclosure control allows for within 25 (8 exactly)
PassSource page answershttps://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-health-statistics – HTTP 200

Notes

  • People on Universal Credit who have given medical evidence of a health condition or disability and are waiting for a work capability assessment, or who have had one and been found to have limited capability for work (LCW) or for work and work-related activity (LCWRA), counted on the second Thursday of each month.
  • DWP applies disclosure control so no claimant can be identified, so a month's total can differ by a few from its three stages added together. Months DWP marks provisional are listed in the meta.
  • From April 2026 the health element of Universal Credit was split into new rates, so DWP's tables give LCWRA claimants by rate from then; the caseload counted here is unchanged.