11. How is the cap applied?
When a benefit cap is applied, your universal credit for the monthly assessment period (as worked out in
1 above) is reduced by the
‘excess figure’: this is the difference between the total amount of benefits taken into account in the period and the cap figure that applies in your case (see
10 above). If the childcare costs amount (see
8 above) is included in your award, this is first deducted from the excess figure; if your childcare costs amount is greater than the excess figure, the cap will not apply.