The government has confirmed that the new, lower overall
benefit cap will be introduced from 7 November. It will see the total value of
certain benefits that a working age household can receive reduced from £26,000
per year to £20,000 (or £23,000 in London). The new change will be significant
as it will substantially increase the number of households affected. Government
figures show that between April 2013 and November 2015, almost 70,000
households had their housing benefit reduced at some time as a result of the
existing cap. However most of these were larger families living in relatively
high cost parts of the country. Unsurprisingly the cap had the greatest impact
in London, with 45 per cent of all those affected living in the capital. Read more on the CIH website.
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