The Housing Benefit (Benefit Cap) Regulations 2012
introduced the cap on household benefits from 15 April 2013 in the London
boroughs of Croydon, Enfield, Haringey and Bromley. National roll-out was
managed over a 10 week period split into two tranches:
• Tranche 1 included all local authorities with 275
affected households or fewer - capping commenced in these areas on 15 July
2013;
• Tranche 2 included all local authorities with 276 or
more households to be capped and commenced from the week of 12 August 2013.
The Universal Credit Regulations 2013 provide for an
overall benefit cap within Universal Credit (UC). UC is being phased in between
October 2013 and 2017. The note explains
how the cap operates and summarises reactions to it, including attempts to
amend the cap as the Welfare Reform Act progressed through the House of Lords.
Download a copy of the note from the Parliament website.
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