Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2016 to Question 45327, what proportion of claimants affected by the lower benefit cap in (a) Tower Hamlets and (b) London are in receipt of (i) jobseeker's allowance, (ii) employment support allowance and (iii) income support.
The information is provided in the table below.
Estimated breakdown of households affected by the lower cap levels by benefit receipt, 2016/17, GB
Benefit Received | Proportion of Capped Households | |
London Borough of Tower Hamlets | London | |
Employment and Support Allowance | 25% | 22% |
Income Support | 36% | 39% |
Jobseeker's Allowance | 27% | 25% |
Other | 12% | 14% |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Notes: