Number of households hit by benefit cap rockets 93% amid coronavirus pandemic

Number of households hit by benefit cap rockets 93% amid coronavirus pandemic

AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to FacebookFacebook Share to TwitterTwitter Share to LinkedInLinkedIn Share to EmailEmail The number of households subject to the benefit cap increased by 93% during the coronavirus pandemic (PA) The number of households hit by the Government’s benefit cap has soared by 93% amid the coronavirus pandemic, new figures have revealed.

Department for Work and Pensions data shows more than 150,000 households had had their benefits capped as of May 2020, an increase of 74,000 on the previous quarter up to February.

And a huge spike in the number of Universal Credit claimants as a result of the […]

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