Government response

Statement on the judgement on the benefit cap

Statement on the Court of Appeal judgement on the benefit cap.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
21 February 2014
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said:

We are pleased that the courts have ruled again that the benefit cap complies with the European Convention on Human Rights.

皇冠体育app benefit cap sets a fair limit to what people can expect to get from the welfare system 鈥� so that claimants cannot receive more than 拢500 a week, the average household earnings.

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Published 21 February 2014