FOI request (FOI208086)

Benefit Cap

Requested Fri 24 February 2017
Responded  Fri 24 February 2017

Please will you answer the following questions which relate to the benefit cap:

1. How many households, affected by the benefit cap, are now receiving 50p a week in housing benefit?
2. How many households (from question 1) would have their benefits reduced further if the cap could be applied to other types of benefits, as well as housing benefit?
3. How many of the households (from question 1) were affected by the £26,000 cap?
4. How many of the households (from question 1) were receiving 50p a week housing benefit as a result of the £26,000 cap and would have their benefits reduced further if the cap could be applied to other types of benefits, as well as housing benefit?
5. What is the average amount a household, which is currently receiving 50p a week in housing benefit, stands to lose once they move over to Universal Credit if they are over the threshold of the cap?
6. In total, how much less will be given each week in benefits to households in the area which are currently receiving 50p housing benefit when they are all moved over to universal credit and the cap can be fully applied?
7. What is the average amount of housing benefit reduction faced by the households who are now receiving 50p a week housing benefit and should have more taken from them if the cap could be applied to other benefits?

I would like the above information to be provided to me as electronic copies.

Response

Q1 - 22 households Q2 - Information not held Q3 - 5 households Q4 - Information not held Q5 - Information not held Q6 - Information not held Q7 - Information not held