The Benefit Cap- statistics-
Since the introduction of the Beneft Cap on 15th April 2013 to October 2013:
• Almost 28,500 households had their Housing Beneft capped.
• 47% of households affected by beneft cap were found in London.
• Of the top 20 Local Authorities with the highest number of households affected by the beneft cap, only 2 were not in London. These were Birmingham and Manchester.
Of data extracted in October1 2013:
• Just over 25,500 households had their Housing Beneft capped.
• 59% of households had between 1 and 4 children and 37% had 5 or more children. • 61% of households constituted a single parent with child dependants.
• 75% of households were capped by £100 or less.
Discretionary Housing Payments(DHPs)- statistics
Based on DHP returns for the period from April to September 2013-
● England councils had spent 37% of their allocation, and in Welsh the fgure was 46%.
● Around 1 in 6 councils had committed to pay out less than a quarter. The lowest spending council has
committed only 7%.
What DHP's are spent on(£millions)-
RSRS- removal of the spare room subsidy(bedroom tax). See our new Benefts Updater 2014 course