Official Statistics

Benefit cap: number of households capped to August 2017

Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and August 2017.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 2 November 2017

Documents

Benefit cap quarterly statistics: GB households capped to August 2017

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Tables: benefit cap quarterly statistics: GB households capped to August 2017

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Details

This publication shows the number of households capped from 15 April 2013 to August 2017.

The report and tables include data on:

• cumulative number of households capped
• point-in-time number of households capped at each month since the cap was introduced
• number of households that were previously capped but have moved off the cap

Find further breakdowns of benefit cap statistics in Stat-Xplore, our online tool for exploring some of DWP’s main statistics. You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own tables and charts.

View an interactive dashboard of key benefit cap statistics by region. Select a region to see the number and family make-up of capped households and the outcomes for households that have moved off the cap.

For more information read our benefit cap statistics: background information and methodology publication.

Published 2 November 2017