Benefit caps are threatening single parent households, according to campaigners. The cap - which limits the benefits households receive- has been reduced from £26,000 to £20,000 a year outside of London.
An estimated 320,000 children will be affected according to the Chartered Institute of Housing, with some families losing up to £115 a week. Given the earliest a child is eligible for free childcare provision is aged two, some families wanting to work to increase incomes are left in an impossible situation.
The cap rollout, which will be completed by the end of January 2017, limits total household benefits to £442 a week in London and £385 a week outside the capital.
The government insists the cap is “a clear incentive to move into a job”.
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