DWP

Benefit cap: estimated impact on parents

Description

Estimates the impact of the benefit cap on parents, broken down by the age of the youngest child. It also includes UK employment rates and working hours for households.

Policy areas

Children and families Employment and labour market Welfare and benefits

Update cadence

Ad hoc

Subject area

Welfare benefits

Publisher

Department for Work and Pensions

Published

06 July 2017

Data files

File	Type	Size
Estimated Impact Of The Benefit Cap On Parents	pdf	—
Estimated Impact Of The Benefit Cap On Parents	ods	220 KB

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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