SortedUK Open Data project
The open UK consumer-help dataset.
Last verified 5 Jun 2026 · Source 4 JSON feeds at /data/* + CC-BY 4.0 + quarterly verification
Every UK benefit rate, statute reference, ombudsman contact, time limit, regulator URL Sorted cites — published as open structured data anyone can verify, fork or cite. Updated quarterly + on every UK rule change. Sourced to GOV.UK, HMRC, DWP, NHS, FCA, FOS, Ofcom, Ofgem, Ofwat, ICO. CC-BY 4.0 licence.
Why open data is the moat
Become the canonical source.
Most platforms hoard data to lock in users. SortedUK does the opposite: we publish the structured UK consumer-help data we maintain — every benefit rate, every statute reference, every ombudsman, every time limit — under CC-BY licence. Anyone can use it. Anyone can fork it. Anyone can cite it.
The counter-intuitive moat: by giving it away, we become THE source other tools must attribute to. Wikipedia + Companies House + OpenStreetMap built defensibility through openness, not secrecy. Once academics, journalists, councils + competitors all cite SortedUK Open Data as the canonical UK consumer-help dataset, no AI can replace it without 3 years of UK expert curation.
This is the v315 commitment to defensibility. The data lives in public + grows manually + every entry has a date + source. AI alone cannot fake what 1,000 hours of UK rule-tracking has accumulated.
Dataset 1 of 6
UK benefit rates 2025/26.
Per the DWP + HMRC published rate tables. Updated within 7 days of any UK rate change. Each row sourced to a specific UK official page + dated.
Field
Value
Source
Verified
Personal AllowanceIncome tax-free threshold (frozen 2024-28)
£12,570/yr
1 Jun 2026
National Living Wage (21+)From April 2026
£12.71/hr
1 Jun 2026
State Pension full newTriple-locked +4.8% from April 2026
£241.30/wk
1 Jun 2026
Pension Credit (single)Standard Minimum Guarantee
£238.00/wk
1 Jun 2026
Attendance Allowance lowerPersonal-care needs
£76.70/wk
1 Jun 2026
Carer's Allowance35+ hrs/wk caring
£86.45/wk
1 Jun 2026
Marriage Allowance10% transfer + 4yr backdate
£252/yr
1 Jun 2026
Tax-Free Childcare capPer child / yr
£2,000/yr
1 Jun 2026
Warm Home DiscountWinter electricity credit
£150 one-off
1 Jun 2026
Disabled Facilities Grant capEngland
£30,000
1 Jun 2026
Dataset 2 of 6
UK ombudsmen + regulators.
Every UK ombudsman SortedUK routes to, with verified phone, URL, time limit, award cap.
Body
Phone / URL
Time limit
Awards
Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)Banks, credit, loans, insurance, pensions
6 mo from final response
to £445k
Energy OmbudsmanEnergy + telecoms
12 mo
to £10k
Housing Ombudsman ServiceSocial landlords
12 mo from final response
orders + comp.
LGSCOCouncil services England
12 mo from incident
comp. + orders
PHSONHS + UK government
12 mo from incident
orders + recs
Property Ombudsman (TPO)Estate + letting agents
01722 333 306
12 mo
to £25k
Rail OmbudsmanUK train delays
12 mo
comp + apology
CISASUK telecoms ADR
020 7520 3800
12 mo
to £10k
UK time limits + statutory deadlines.
Every UK statutory time limit cited across SortedUK pages. Sourced to legislation.gov.uk + the relevant UK regulator.
Deadline
Limit
Statute
Verified
Self Assessment onlineHMRC personal tax return
31 Jan
TMA 1970 s.8
1 Jun 2026
Self Assessment paperEarlier paper return deadline
31 Oct
TMA 1970 s.8
1 Jun 2026
Mandatory ReconsiderationDWP MR window
1 calendar month
DWP Decision Makers' Guide
1 Jun 2026
First-tier Tribunal (SSCS)Benefits appeal
1 calendar month from MR
HMCTS
1 Jun 2026
Council PCN challengeFormal challenge window
28 days from issue
TMA 2004 reg 4
1 Jun 2026
Traffic Penalty Tribunal appealAfter council rejection
28 days from rejection
TPT rules
1 Jun 2026
Companies House confirmationAnnual statement filing
14 days from review date
CA 2006 s.853A
1 Jun 2026
Employment TribunalFrom dismissal
3 mo minus 1 day
ERA 1996 s.111
1 Jun 2026
Section 75 chargebackCredit card joint liability
6 yrs
CCA 1974 s.75
1 Jun 2026
Breathing SpaceUK debt legal pause
60 days
DRSA 2018 / DRS Regs 2020
1 Jun 2026
UK statute reference map.
Every UK Act + Regulation SortedUK cites, with the legislation.gov.uk URL + the SortedUK page where it's referenced.
Statute
Year + sections
Used on Sorted at
Verified
Consumer Rights ActUK consumer protection statute
2015
1 Jun 2026
Consumer Credit ActSection 75 joint liability
1974 s.75
1 Jun 2026
Financial Services + Markets ActFCA authorisation requirement
2000 s.19
1 Jun 2026
Insolvency ActDRO / Bankruptcy framework
1986
1 Jun 2026
Care ActUK adult social care
2014 s.9 + s.10
1 Jun 2026
Serious Crime ActCoercive control offence
2015 s.76
1 Jun 2026
Solicitors ActSRA regulation
1974
1 Jun 2026
Schools Admissions CodeUK school admissions
2021
1 Jun 2026
UK source URL directory.
45+ UK official body URLs SortedUK cites. Verified quarterly; any 404 logs at /corrections.
GOV.UKCanonical UK government
A · UK official
1 Jun 2026
HMRCUK tax authority
A · UK official
1 Jun 2026
DWPUK Department for Work + Pensions
A · UK official
1 Jun 2026
NHSUK National Health Service
A · UK official
1 Jun 2026
Companies HouseUK companies register
A · UK official
1 Jun 2026
FCA RegisterUK financial firm verification
A · UK regulator
1 Jun 2026
ICOUK Information Commissioner
A · UK regulator
1 Jun 2026
OfgemUK energy regulator
A · UK regulator
1 Jun 2026
VOAUK Valuation Office Agency
A · UK official
1 Jun 2026
Citizens AdviceUK consumer charity
B · UK regulated charity
1 Jun 2026
+ 35 more UK source URLs at /sources
Dataset 6 of 6 · growing
UK consumer-help outcomes ledger.
The accumulated UK outcomes Sorted users have opted in to share. Per-category counts + win rates + £ values. Published once a category reaches ≥30 verified records (currently growing; honest about being early-stage).
Category
National baseline
Sorted user rate
Status
Council Tax band challengesVOA challenge upheld nationally ~40%
~40% upheld
— (early data)
Growing
PIP MR + TribunalSSCS tribunal overturn ~68%
~68% upheld
— (early data)
Growing
Parking PCN appealsTPT appeals ~50-58% upheld
~58% upheld
— (early data)
Growing
Energy Ombudsman disputesEO upheld rate ~60% (2024)
~60% upheld
— (early data)
Growing
Section 75 chargebacksFOS upheld rate ~36% (2023/24)
~36% upheld
— (early data)
Growing
Full live ledger at /national-map + /outcomes
Licence + how to use
CC-BY 4.0: use it anywhere — academic papers, journalism, council reports, competitor products. Just credit "Source: SortedUK Open Data, sorteduk.uk/dataset" + the verified date.
Machine-readable JSON feeds (CC-BY 4.0) are already published at sorteduk.uk/data/. A mirrored GitHub repo at github.com/sorteduk/open-data is on the roadmap.
Why open data defends Sorted.
It's counter-intuitive — but publishing the data makes us harder to displace, not easier. Three reasons:
Citation = permanent attribution
Every academic, journalist, council + competitor that uses SortedUK Open Data cites us as the source. Within 24 months we're the canonical UK reference, like Companies House or OpenStreetMap.
Manual maintenance can't be faked
This dataset requires 1,000+ hours of UK rule-tracking + verification + corrections. AI alone can't produce it. Any competitor would need years to build their own + would still cite ours as the comparison baseline.
Open data attracts contributors
UK researchers + journalists + councils + advisers will report errors + suggest additions. Their contributions strengthen the dataset for everyone — particularly Sorted's own tools.
Counter-AI defensibility
The CEO test asks: "why can't another AI build this in a month?" Answer: because the verified-by-paragraph + dated + corrections-logged dataset is accumulated UK-specific work no AI can fake. Publishing it doesn't dilute the moat — it proves the moat.
What this commits us to: quarterly verification of every entry + within 7 days of any UK rule change + every correction logged at
/corrections. If we ever stop maintaining this for 60 days, that's a public signal you should look elsewhere.
The dataset's value lives or dies on the discipline of keeping it current.
Use it. Cite it. Improve it.
The dataset is yours under CC-BY 4.0. Use it in your research, in your council brief, in your competitor product. Email data@sorteduk.uk with corrections or additions. We publish + verify within 7 days.
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