via JRF – Combined Feed by Helen Barnard
The benefits cap means some people may be motivated to find work – but finding a job in the first place is the problem, says Helen Barnard.
The benefits cap comes into force today [15 April]. It is a media-friendly, simple-sounding policy, which translates into a rather complicated set of rules and exemptions.
The essence, explained in the House of Commons note on the cap, is that most working-age people will have the amount they can claim in benefits limited to £500 per week for couples or lone parents (regardless of the number of children) and £350 for single people; average earnings after tax and National Insurance.
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