DWP statistical work programme

In the Statistical work programme document, the information about Personal Independence Payment figures in section 2.4 (Devolution) has been updated. The tables in section 3 (Confirmed changes coming to statistics) and section 6 (Quality of our statistics) have also been updated. In the Changes made to DWP statistics since April 2020 document, the information about the 'DWP Benefits Statistical Summary (Quarterly)' and 'Nationality of working age benefit claimants' releases has been updated.

A new section (5. Discovery) has been added to the statistical work programme document. This section provides information about proposals for new statistics. Sections in the document after the new section have been re-numbered, but no changes to the content have been made.

Revised section 2.2 (Examine-a-Stat) and section 2.3 (Reproducible Analytical Pipelines). Updated the information about Disability Living Allowance in section 2.4 (Devolution), added a table of changes in section 3 (Confirmed changes coming to statistics) and updated the information in section 5 (Quality of our statistics) about DWP benefit statistics, National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK statistics and Winter Fuel Payment statistics.

Revised section 2.4 (Devolution), section 3 (Confirmed changes coming to statistics), section 4 (Under development) and section 5 (Quality of our statistics). In addition, Annex B (Changes delivered since April 2020) of the work programme has now been published as a separate document.

Updated the table in section 3 (confirmed changes coming to statistics) and added a new entry about Universal Credit statistics to the table in section 4 (statistics under development).

Updated the table in section 3 about confirmed changes coming to statistics and the information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Family Resources Survey in section 8 (Annex B: Changes delivered since April 2020). Also added 'Combined working age absolute low income and material deprivation estimates' to the list of DWP statistical releases in section 9, annex C.

Updated the table in section 3 (confirmed changes coming to statistics) and added a brand new section 5 about the quality of our statistics.

Updated version. The main change is the inclusion of a new annex, 'Annex A: Statistical reviews and developments'.

Updated the tables about confirmed changes coming to statistics (in section 3) and statistics under development (in section 4). Updated the information about the DWP Benefits Statistical Summary, Personal Independence Payment statistics and Universal Credit statistics in Annex A (Changes delivered since April 2020). Added new information about Cold Weather Payments statistics to Annex A.

Removed an incorrect reference to Maternity Allowance from the section on changes to the Benefit Combinations statistics in Annex A.

First published.