Contents
Who should be subject to the benefit cap?
Does the benefit cap encourage people to find work?
Impact on people who can’t escape the cap
Universal Credit assessment periods
Discretionary Housing Payments as a safety net
Discretionary Housing Payments: funding for local authorities
2 Does the benefit cap incentivise work?
Benefit cap as a work incentive
Disproportionate impact on certain groups
Conditionality: Benefit system vs benefit cap
Department’s rationale for capping households not subject to conditionality
Have capped claimants moved into work?
Do people move into work because of the cap?
The Department’s representation of the cap’s effectiveness
Fairness in the existing benefit system
Interaction with the two-child limit
Impact on claimants unable to escape the cap
Monitoring the impact of the cap
Department’s rationale for capping households in temporary accommodation
Discretionary Housing Payments as a safety net
Additional costs to local authorities
Discretionary Housing Payments: funding for local authorities
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Published: 12 March 2019