Daily number of applications for Universal Credit - England Only
Dear Department for Work and Pensions,
Earlier in the year you refused my FOI (FOI2024 03120) under 12(1) of the FOI Act.
In order to narrow my search, I would like to make the same request, but for the years 2019-2021 (inclusive) only.
I would still like to focus on only including those applications that were made in England.
Yours faithfully,
Emily Silcock
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Dear Emily Silcock,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 12th
April.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
Dear Department for Work and Pensions,
Many thanks for your detailed response - this was extremely helpful for understanding the type of data that it would be possible to provide.
Given this, could I request applications to Universal Credit at a daily level, for 2013-2023, for the following postcode areas:
(AL) St Albans
(B) Birmingham
(BA) Bath
(BB) Blackburn
(BD) Bradford
(BH) Bournemouth
(BL) Bolton
(BN) Brighton
(BR) Bromley
(BS) Bristol
(CA) Carlisle
(CB) Cambridge
(CH) Chester
(CM) Chelmsford
(CO) Colchester
(CR) Croydon
(CT) Canterbury
(CV) Coventry
(CW) Crewe
(DA) Dartford
(DE) Derby
(DH) Durham
(DL) Darlington
(DN) Doncaster
(DT) Dorchester
(DY) Dudley
(E) East London
(EC) East Central London
(EN) Enfield
(EX) Exeter
(FY) Blackpool
(GL) Gloucester
(GU) Guildford
(HA) Harrow
(HD) Huddersfield
(HG) Harrogate
(HP) Hemel Hempstead
(HR) Hereford
(HU) Hull
(HX) Halifax
(IG) Ilford
(IP) Ipswich
(KT) Kingston-upon-Thames
(L) Liverpool
(LA) Lancaster
(LE) Leicester
(LN) Lincoln
(LS) Leeds
(LU) Luton
(M) Manchester
(ME) Rochester
(MK) Milton Keynes
(N) North London
(NE) Newcastle upon Tyne
(NG) Nottingham
(NN) Northampton
(NR) Norwich
(NW) North West London
(OL) Oldham
(OX) Oxford
(PE) Peterborough
(PL) Plymouth
(PO) Portsmouth
(PR) Preston
(RG) Reading
(RH) Redhill
(RM) Romford
(S) Sheffield
(SE) South East London
(SG) Stevenage
(SK) Stockport
(SL) Slough
(SM) Sutton
(SN) Swindon
(SO) Southampton
(SP) Salisbury
(SR) Sunderland
(SS) Southend-on-Sea
(ST) Stoke-on-Trent
(SW) South West London
(SY) Shrewsbury
(TA) Taunton
(TF) Telford
(TN) Tonbridge
(TQ) Torquay
(TR) Truro
(TS) Cleveland
(TW) Twickenham
(UB) Southall
(W) West London
(WA) Warrington
(WC) West Central London
(WD) Watford
(WF) Wakefield
(WN) Wigan
(WR) Worcester
(WS) Walsall
(WW) Wolverhampton
(YO) York
If at all possible, it would be great to have this separately for each post-code area, while still remaining daily data. If it is easier to supply data for all postcode areas (individually, not aggregated) then that would also be great.
Further, if the full time period is not possible, then I would like to request however many years are possible, starting with the most recent years.
Yours faithfully,
Emily Silcock
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Dear Emily Silcock,
I am writing in response to your request for information, received 30th
May.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FoI Team
Dear Department for Work and Pensions,
Many many thanks for your response to my request (FOI2024 44171) - it is very much appreciated.
I was wondering when (if at all) you expect the issues for April 2020-December 2023 to be resolved.
Yours faithfully,
Emily Silcock
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Dear Emily Silcock,
Please find attached a response to your request for information, received
20th June.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FOI Team
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