More Than 70% Hit By Housing Benefit Caps Are Single Parents

Housing sector bodies have spoken out against the “cruel and ineffective” benefit cap after it was revealed that more than 70% of those who have seen their housing benefit capped were single parent households. Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions revealed that 58,000 households in Great Britain had their housing benefit capped in August this year. A total of 42,000 of these households were found to house single parent families, with more than 75% of these families containing at least one child under five years old. Read more on Inside Housing.

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