Fewer to be hit by £500 benefit cap
THE number of households expected to be hit by the new £500-a-week benefits cap has fallen by a quarter, the Government said yesterday.
Estimates had suggested 56,000 would be affected, losing an average of around £90 a week. However, that has been cut to 40,000.
Officials said 8,000 people have found jobs and others have moved to cheaper homes.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said: “We will provide support to those who need it, but the days of outrageous claims giving people incomes far above those of working families are over.”
The cap is to be introduced in four London boroughs from Monday and will be nationwide from October.