Social Security Benefits
(asked on 26th March 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many families are subject to the benefit cap.
Households can have their benefits capped either under Housing Benefit, or under Universal Credit, and the latest statistics were published in February 2019, covering households capped to November 2018.
Point-in-time caseload: Number of households capped by family type at November 2018, GB
| Total | Single, no child dependant | Single, with child dependant(s) | Couple, no child dependant | Couple, with child dependant(s) |
Housing Benefit | 52,650 | 3,540 | 38,850 | 40 | 10,210 |
Universal Credit | 9,810 | 1,600 | 5,920 | .. | 2,290 |
Data Sources: DWP 100% Single Housing Benefit Extract and DWP Universal Credit Official Statistics Database
Table Notes:
- Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers less than 10 have been replaced with '..'
- Figures include households that have had their Housing Benefit or Universal Credit full service capped. Universal Credit full service is available to all claimant types but only in certain areas of the country at November 2018.
- Figures for Universal Credit may be revised in future publications, as Universal Credit awards may be retrospectively revised.
The Housing Benefit caseload data is taken from DWP Stat-Xplore, whilst the Universal Credit caseload data is taken from the official statistics caseload tables, published on 7th Feb 2019.