Datasets / Working-age Client Group (Claimants of Key Benefits)


Working-age Client Group (Claimants of Key Benefits)

Published By Department for Work and Pensions

Issued almost 10 years ago

GB
final

Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Licence
UK Open Government Licence

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

Data about the ‘key’ benefits for clients are merged together to create “Client Group” data, providing information about whether a client is on more than one benefit from the following list: Bereavement Benefit, Carer’s Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance (from November 2008), Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance, Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Pension Credit, State Pension and Widow’s Benefit. Benefits are arranged hierarchically and claimants are assigned to the topmost benefit which they receive.