Benefit Cap Roll out Split into Two Phases

The government will split the roll-out of its benefit cap into two phases, it has announced.  The Department for Work and Pensions has written to local authorities explaining the wider introduction of the policy will be spilt into two ‘tranches’.  The first will begin on 15 July and take in 335 councils where 275 households or fewer will be affected by the cap, based on the latest DWP data. A second phase will begin on 12 August, encompassing 40 councils that have more than 275 households affected.  The roll-out will be complete by the end of September.  Read more on Inside Housing.