Universal Credit
Datafiles
Question asked in the latest wave:
Question label:
Universal Credit
Question text:
Have you applied for Universal Credit since {IF prevsurv=0: March 1st? / IF prevsurv=1: the last time you completed this survey on {ff_intd} {ff_intm} {ff_inty}?}
Question universe:
IF (ff_prevsurv = 0 AND blbenefits is not 1) OR (ff_prevsurv = 1 AND ff_ucredit is not 1, 2) // Ask if not completed any previous monthly covid-19 surveys and not already receiving Universal Credit in Jan/Feb 2020, or completed previous surveys but not previously reported receiving Universal Credit and not previously reported application in process.
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | -8 | 77 | 10.72% |
| Refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.7% |
| Don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.56% |
| No | 1 | 626 | 87.19% |
| Yes, but I am not eligible | 3 | 1 | 0.14% |
| Yes, and my claim is being processed | 4 | 1 | 0.14% |
| Yes, my claim has been approved and I am waiting for the first payment | 5 | 1 | 0.14% |
| Yes, and I am now receiving Universal Credit | 6 | 3 | 0.42% |
| Total | 718 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missing | -9 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Inapplicable | -8 | 732 | 4.94% |
| Refusal | -2 | 17 | 0.11% |
| Don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.05% |
| No | 1 | 13826 | 93.35% |
| I tried, but was unable to complete the application | 2 | 25 | 0.17% |
| Yes, but I am not eligible | 3 | 102 | 0.69% |
| Yes, and my claim is being processed | 4 | 48 | 0.32% |
| Yes, my claim has been approved and I am waiting for the first payment | 5 | 19 | 0.13% |
| Yes, and I am now receiving Universal Credit | 6 | 34 | 0.23% |
| Total | 14811 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1427 | 8.03% |
| refusal | -2 | 15 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 12 | 0.07% |
| No | 1 | 15857 | 89.28% |
| I tried, but was unable to complete the application | 2 | 36 | 0.2% |
| Yes, but I am not eligible | 3 | 124 | 0.7% |
| Yes, and my claim is being processed | 4 | 140 | 0.79% |
| Yes, my claim has been approved and I am waiting for the first payment | 5 | 79 | 0.44% |
| Yes, and I am now receiving Universal Credit | 6 | 68 | 0.38% |
| Total | 17761 | 100.0% |



