Conservatives propose tighter household benefit cap rules

5 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 2

The party says the changes would save at least £1bn a year and affect exemptions used by 2.3 million Great Britain households, while 111,000 are currently capped.
Under the plan, couples would need all adults able to work to do at least 16 hours weekly to avoid the cap, and benefits such as Pip would no longer automatically uncap household payments.
The cap, introduced in 2013, varies by household type and location; critics say it deepens poverty, while several opposition parties want it scrapped and Labour recently dropped broader disability-benefit curbs.

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