Monday, 8 July 2013

IDS: Benefit Cap 'Successfully Delivered in London'

The benefit cap has been "successfully delivered" in four London areas, according to Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. In total, just over 2,400 households were capped in the boroughs of Enfield, Haringey, Bromley and Croydon, new figures from the Department for Work and Pensions reveal. The highest number of households to see their benefit capped was in Enfield (1,173, representing 48% of the total) followed by Haringey (643, 26%), Croydon (478, 20%) and Bromley (150, 6%). Other key findings showed:
*86% of capped households had between one and four children 
*78% of capped households constituted a single parent with child dependents 
*67% of capped households were capped by £100 or less.

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