Benefit cap
Last updated 19 January 2022
1. About the benefit cap
There's a limit on the total amount of benefit that most working age people can get. This is called the benefit cap.
From 7 November 2016 the level at which benefit is capped is:
- £384.62 a week for couples, with or without children
- £384.62 a week for single parents whose children live with them
- £257.69 a week for single adults who do not have children, or whose children do not live with them
How it affects housing benefit
If the cap affects you, we'll reduce your housing benefit so that your total income is not above the limit. this means that you may have to use money from your other benefits to pay some or all of your rent.