The government’s policy of imposing the benefit cap on
tens of thousands of lone parents with children under the age of two is
unlawful, discriminatory and has resulted in “real damage” to the families
affected, the high court has ruled. The benefit cap, which limits the total
amount households can receive in benefits to £20,000 a year, or £23,000 in
Greater London, was envisaged as an “incentive” to persuade unemployed people
to move into work. However, Mr Justice Collins said in his judgment that the
policy visited “real misery to no good purpose” on lone parents with very young
children who were subject to the cap despite there being no official
requirement for them to find work. Read more on the Guardian website.
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