Benefit cap for rent

Hi Robm

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BIS

Hi Robm

How much is the Benefit Cap?

The current cap is:

£442.31 per week (£1,916.67 per month or £23,000 per year) for couples and lone parents in Greater London
£384.62 per week (£ 1,666,67 per month or £20,000 per year) for couples and lone parents outside Greater London
£296.35 per week (£1,284.17 per month or £15,410 per year) for single adults in Greater London
£257.69 per week (£1,116.67 per month or £13,400 per year) for single adults outside Greater London.

Which benefits are included in the Benefit Cap?

To work out if you are within the Benefit Cap, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) adds together the amount you have been awarded of the following benefits:

~ Child Benefit
~ Child Tax Credit
~ Employment and Support Allowance (except when in the Support Group)
~ Housing Benefit (except for households in Supported Exempt Accommodation)
~ Incapacity Benefit
~ Income Support
~ Jobseeker's Allowance
~ Maternity Allowance
~ Reduced Earnings Allowance
~ Severe Disablement Allowance
~ Universal Credit (except the Childcare Costs element)
~ Widowed Parent's Allowance, Widowed Mother's Allowance, Widow's Pension.

Any benefits not listed above are not included in the cap.

You are exempt from the Benefit Cap if:

You (or your partner or your child) is receiving:

~ Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
~ Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
~ You (or your partner) is receiving
~ Attendance Allowance
~ Carer's Allowance
~ Guardian's Allowance
~ Carer's Element of Universal Credit
~ Support component of Employment and Support Allowance
~ Limited Capability for Work Related Activity (LCWRA) element of Universal Credit
~ Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Payments
~ Armed Forces Independence Payment
~ Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
~ War Disablement Pension
~ War Widow's or Widower's Pension
~ You (or your partner) qualify for but do not receive Carer's Allowance
~ You are claiming Universal Credit and you (and your partner) earn at least the amount you
would get for 16 hours per week on National Living Wage
~ You are claiming Housing Benefit and you (and your partner) work enough hours to qualify
for Working Tax Credit
~ You (or your partner) are over Pension Credit age

Gary