Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 12 November 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities in preparation for the household benefit cap; and if he will make a statement.
The Department for Work and Pensions is working directly with local authorities to implement the benefit cap, and support claimants who may be affected, prior to its introduction in April 2013. The Department has been consulting with local authority representatives through a national steering group and at an operational level with housing benefit practitioners.
Guidance in the form of Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit General Bulletins has been issued to all local authorities and they have been made aware of the additional information available on the DWP and Gov.uk websites:
The benefit cap project has established an assurance plan and is seeking assurance that all local authorities are preparing to implement and deliver the benefit cap from April 2013.
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