claimants are missing out on over £240 per month because of the benefits cap, according to new figures. Claimants outside London can get a maximum of £20,000 under the current DWP system, the Mirror reports.
There is a nine-month grace period for those who face sudden life emergencies or lose their jobs where benefits are not capped.
This grace period applied during the coronavirus pandemic but has now come to an end for many people.Between November 2020 and February 2021 43,000 households across the UK were capped in benefits.The total number of households enduring a benefits cap now sits at 200,000.Of that amount, 180,000 are on Universal Credit while 24,000 claim housing benefit.Lots of these households are on low incomes.According to.
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