Benefit cap statistics: background information and methodology
Information about benefit cap statistics and methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of statistics covered.
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The Department for Work and Pensions benefit cap statistics provide statistics on households affected by the benefit cap.
Last updated 22 June 2021 + show all updates
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Updated the list of definitions and added a new section on the proportion of capped households methodology. The latest release of benefit cap statistics has also published today (22 June 2021).
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Published a revised version - updated to support the latest release of benefit cap statistics, also published today 26 November 2020.
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Published a revised version to support the latest release of benefit cap statistics (data on households capped to May 2020). The revised version has new information about the definition and use of geography data in the statistics.
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Published a revised version (now dated February 2020) to support to latest release of benefit cap statistics (data on households capped to November 2019). The revised version has new information about how data about the number of children is calculated.
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Published a revised version, now dated August 2019. This has been updated with information about the latest release of benefit cap statistics (data on households capped to May 2019).
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Published a revised version, now dated May 2019. This has been updated with information about the latest release of benefit cap statistics (data on households capped to February 2019).
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Published a revised version, now dated November 2018. This has been updated with information about the latest release of benefit cap statistics (data on households capped to August 2018).
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Published a revised version, now dated August 2018. This has been updated with information about the latest release of benefit cap statistics (data on households capped to May 2018).
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Published a revised version (dated February 2018), updated with information about the latest release of benefit cap statistics (households capped to November 2017).
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Revised background information and methodolody document to include information on changes made to the benefit cap policy on 7 November 2016.
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Published a revised version (dated November 2016), updated with information about the latest release of benefit cap statistics (households capped to August 2016).
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First published.