PI's: UC Claimants
Income: UC Claimants
SPBM 010: Number of UC Claimants
Rationale, Definition & Worked Example
Below you can find information regarding the rationale, definition and formula for this performance indicator. This includes a worked example to demonstrate how this indicator should be calculated.
Rationale
Some organisations currently report the number of people on UC and the proportion of UC arrears / Global arrears.
Definition
For the purposes of this definition a household is a legally tenanted property. Properties where both joint tenants are known universal credit claimants should be counted once as a single household.
The measure covers claimants living in General Needs, Housing for older people / Sheltered and Supported housing / Very sheltered – units in management as recorded in the unit numbers section.
Formula
The number of households where the tenant (one or both joint tenants) is in receipt of universal credit at the end of the period.
Worked Example
At the end of the reporting period (e.g. 31 March), a housing provider reviews its tenancy records to identify households where the tenant (or at least one joint tenant) is known to be in receipt of Universal Credit.
The provider manages a total of 850 units across general needs, housing for older people and supported housing.
Following a review of their housing management system and income records, they identify:
120 households where a sole tenant is in receipt of Universal Credit
35 households where joint tenants are present, and both tenants receive Universal Credit
20 households where joint tenants are present, and one tenant receives Universal Credit
For the purposes of this metric:
Each property/tenancy is counted once, regardless of whether one or both tenants claim UC
Therefore, the total number of households with known UC claimants is calculated as:
120 (sole tenants)
35 (joint tenants – both claiming, counted once per household)
20 (joint tenants – one claiming)
= 175 households