60% of Households Hit By Benefit Cap Are Families with Children

More than 40,000 households have had their benefits capped by the government since it was introduced last year, according to new figures. Statistics from the DWP also showed that 60% of affected households had between one and four children while 36% had five or more. Enfield has the highest number of capped households across the country and 19 of the top 20 local authority areas affected by the cap are to be found in London.  Read more on the GovUK website.