Social Security Benefits – Parliamentary Written Answer

Stephen Timms: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent assessment is of the number of households in London whose income will be reduced by the operation of the benefit cap; and for how many of them the weekly reduction will be (a) less than £20, (b) between £20 and £39.99, (c) between £40 and £59.99, (d) between £60 and £79.99, (e) between £80 and £99.99 and (f) over £100.

Mr Hoban: Around 27,600 households in the London region will see their income reduced by the operation of the benefit cap. The figures below show for how many households the weekly reduction in benefit will be; 

a) Less than £20  4,300; b) Between £20 to £39.99  4,700; 

c) Between £40 to £59.99  3,000; d) Between £60 to £79.99  2,600;

e) Between £80 to £99.99   2,300;  f) Over £100  10,800