Benefit Statistics for Northern Ireland, 2017-2023

2017-2023 data on benefit claimants in Northern Ireland, including Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment statistics. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service and is available in Excel and CSV formats. Figures are based on claimants' postcodes as of 2023 and relate to counts at February each year, rounded to the nearest 10.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in Universal Credit claimant counts based on the annual February snapshots.
• Mapping the geographic distribution of benefit claimants based on the 2023 postcode boundaries.
• Comparing Personal Independence Payment statistics with other benefit types using the provided links.
• Assessing year-over-year changes in welfare support based on the 2017-2023 time range.

Strengths

• Data covers a seven-year time range from 2017 to 2023.
• Figures are provided with a consistent temporal reference point (February each year).
• Data is available in two common, structured formats (Excel XLSX and CSV).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely administrative data from benefit claim systems.

Time Range

2017-2023

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Northern Ireland