I am the Chief Statistician at the Department for Work and Pensions. I tweet about our statistics and other such statistical things @ukgss. Views = my own.
London, England
Joined October 2015
- Tweets1.2K
- Following462
- Followers821
- Likes230
Steve Ellerd-Elliott retweeted
We have published our State of the Statistical System 2026 report 📊🔎
It highlights progress and improvement across the system, while setting out the key issues, risks and priorities shaping its future 👇
osr.statisticsauthority.gov.…
ALT "The State of the UK Statistical System 2026". Decorative image of a megaphone
Out Today: Accredited official statistics on Personal Independence Payment statistics to April 2026. Quarterly statistics including numbers of claims with entitlement, new claim registrations, decisions and awards made bit.ly/3SdXNov
Out Today: The first release of quarterly Official Statistics in development on Connect to Work bit.ly/4xoemxW
Out Today: Official Statistics on outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information bit.ly/4xkb1Qu
Out Today: Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics, April 2019 to March 2026 providing statistics on the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work bit.ly/4xlJSgd
Out Today: Work and Health Programme Official Statistics to February 2026 covering the Work and Health Programme and WHP Pioneer bit.ly/4a9gJdZ
Out Today: Accredited Official Statistics on the National insurance numbers allocated to overseas nationals to March 2026 bit.ly/4uWjUO9
Out Now: Official Statistics providing estimates of unfulfilled eligibility levels in the benefit system in Great Britain in the financial year 2026 bit.ly/4eOkQzs
Out Now: Accredited Official Statistics providing estimates of fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain for the financial year ending 2026 bit.ly/4tDYJj3
Steve Ellerd-Elliott retweeted
78.4% of the rise in the Universal Credit caseload between Jul 2024 and Feb 2026 has been from people moving from legacy benefits onto Universal Credit
Data source ow.ly/8KKo50YY6vT
ALT A stacked bar chart showing that the Universal Credit caseload increase between July 2024 and February 2026 was mainly due to 1.1 million people, representing 78.4% of the total, being moved from legacy benefits to Universal Credit. The remainder of the increase is due to other Universal Credit claimants.
Out Today: Benefit Sanctions statistics to February 2026. Statistics about sanctions on Universal Credit (UC). The data is available for analysis via Stat-Xplore bit.ly/4fhot10
Out Today: Universal Credit quarterly statistics, to 12 February 2026. Statistics for the number of people by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment (including self employment), ethnicity and Move to Universal Credit bit.ly/4wr0bYE
Out Today: DWP benefits statistics: May 2026. Accredited Official Statistics and Official Statistics release of the main DWP administered benefits through Stat-Xplore or supplementary tables bit.ly/49LOKRt
Out Today: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2026. The ‘Outturn and forecast: Spring Forecast 2026 tables are consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility's Economic and fiscal outlook at March 2026 bit.ly/4dGgREC
Out Today: Universal Credit statistics to 12 March 2026. Monthly Stat-Xplore release providing data on the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment, ethnicity and Move to Universal Credit bit.ly/4vLyk5h
Out Today: Final Cold Weather Payment estimates: 2025 to 2026, payments made in England and Wales from 1 November 2025 to 31 March 2026 bit.ly/4t5Oogq
Out Today: Support for Mortgage Interest statistics, May 2018 to November 2025. Official statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans bit.ly/4sKWY40
Out Today: DWP Complaints Statistics to December 2025. Quarterly series of Official Statistics including Department for Work and Pensions complaints received, closed and upheld by each business area, and categorisation of the reason for the complaint bit.ly/411bbgZ
Out Today: Quarterly statistics on the Child Maintenance Service to December 2025 bit.ly/4dULA0H
Out Today: Separated families statistics: April 2014 to March 2025. Official statistics on separated families and their child maintenance arrangements bit.ly/4sKI8u0
