Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 13 May 2024.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Labour/Co-operative, Brighton, Kemptown
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the benefit cap on people living in regions with high housing costs outside of Greater London; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) aligning the benefit cap with Local Housing Allowance rates and (b) exempting housing-related benefits from a benefits cap set at a lower rate.
Jo Churchill
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
No assessment has been made and there are no current plans to change the policy.
Yes6 people think so
No3 people think not
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