{"id":88566,"date":"2018-02-01T11:47:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T11:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=7ddd21d580919a53fb5e372a1cb3297e"},"modified":"2018-02-01T11:47:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T11:47:50","slug":"press-release-45000-households-move-off-benefit-cap-and-into-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=88566","title":{"rendered":"Press release: 45,000 households move off benefit cap and into work"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since its introduction in April 2013, 170,000 households have had their Housing Benefit capped. Of these, 107,000 are no longer capped, with 45,000 households having moved into work.<\/p>\n

The latest Office for National Statistics employment statistics<\/a> also show that the employment rate is at a joint record high of 75.3%, with a record 32.2 million people in work.<\/p>\n

There are now a record 810,000 job vacancies at any one time, a rise of 17,000 since last quarter and 60,000 a year ago. There are 340,000 more job vacancies than in 2010.<\/p>\n

Work and Pensions Secretary of State Esther McVey said:<\/p>\n

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Our priority is to have a fair welfare system that promotes work, while caring for those who cannot \u2013 and that is why we brought in the benefit cap.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen for myself how long-term unemployment can blight families for generations. Behind these figures are real people who have moved into jobs and are improving their lives for themselves and their children.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The benefit cap incentivises work, including part-time work, as anyone eligible for Working Tax Credit (or the equivalent under Universal Credit) is exempt.<\/p>\n

Households where someone receives Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, or the support component of Employment and Support Allowance and those claiming Carer\u2019s Allowance or Guardian\u2019s Allowance are also exempt from the cap.<\/p>\n

More information<\/h2>\n

The figures above relate to the number of households who have had their Housing Benefit capped.<\/p>\n

The benefit cap statistics released on 1 February 2018<\/a> also include \u2013 for the first time \u2013 a limited set of experimental statistics on the number of households who have had their Universal Credit capped.<\/p>\n

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