The government’s misplaced confidence in the benefit cap

The benefit cap has been in place since 2013, but what has its impact been when compared with its objectives? How does the rhetoric match up with the reality for the tens of thousands of families affected? And does the benefit cap have any place during a pandemic?

By Ruth Patrick, Aaron Reeves and Kitty Stewart

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The government’s misplaced confidence in the benefit cap

Issue: Issue 168 (Spring 2021)

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