New benefit cap....coming in summer 2013

annie_cardiff

Just found out that benefits will be capped from this summer, and very interesting reading, was unaware of these changes up until today but worth looking on your local government site for the details. It seems that benefit will be capped at £5oo per week for families and single parents and £350 per week for single people. This will include your housing and council tax benefit ,most other benefits included except working tax credit. Cannot believe they have even included bereavement allowance in this....:mad:

miduck

Shocking isn't it, that a family can get £24,000 tax free from the govt each year - that's the equivalent of a £34,000 salary!

paddedjohn

annie_cardiff wrote: »

Just found out that benefits will be capped from this summer, and very interesting reading, was unaware of these changes up until today but worth looking on your local government site for the details. It seems that benefit will be capped at £5oo per week for families and single parents and £350 per week for single people. This will include your housing and council tax benefit ,most other benefits included except working tax credit. Cannot believe they have even included bereavement allowance in this....:mad:

That's disgusting that, how is a single parent going to manage on just £500 per week tax free for doing nothing?

zoominatorone

miduck wrote: »

Shocking isn't it, that a family can get £24,000 tax free from the govt each year - that's the equivalent of a £34,000 salary!

No wonder this country is a migrant magnet.;)

Beveridge would be spinning in his grave if he knew people were getting £24,000 FREE money for sitting on their backsides doing nothing.:mad:

bloolagoon

zoominatorone wrote: »

No wonder this country is a migrant magnet.;)

Beveridge would be spinning in his grave if he knew people were getting £24,000 FREE money for sitting on their backsides doing nothing.:mad:

It's more as free school meals council tax and other benefits are excluded from the cap.

SandraScarlett

bloolagoon wrote: »

It's more as free school meals council tax and other benefits are excluded from the cap.

................... and it's more cos 52 x £500 equals £26000 a year.

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Poppie68

Bet the OPs glad she posted now.

FBaby

I assume child maintenance also excluded, so a number of single mums can probably reach the equivalent of a £40K salary with it.

zoominatorone

FBaby wrote: »

I assume child maintenance also excluded, so a number of single mums can probably reach the equivalent of a £40K salary with it.

Now that is just taking the proverbial isn't it?

Our household income is half of that with 2 working.:mad:

bloolagoon

I also think from what I was told at work that DLA and carers are also excluded. Not sure on child benefit.



Just checked email and basically if anyone gets dla the cap is removed. Cb and carers included

zoominatorone

bloolagoon wrote: »

I also think from what I was told at work that DLA and carers are also excluded. Not sure on child benefit.



Just checked email and basically if anyone gets dla the cap is removed. Cb and carers included

No wonder everyone wants to be on the sick instead of just regular benefits. It gives some of them more money to get drunk with:mad: