.@josietucker on the #benefitcap at the @CommonsWorkPen - only 19% of people affected are claiming jobseeker's allowance. The rest aren't expected to work because of ill health, disability or caring responsibilities. It's therefore hard to see its logic as a work incentive
A new mother can be subject to the #benefitcap from the day their child is born. And there is no free childcare until your child is 2.
More people responded to the #benefitcap by cutting down on essential spending than they did by looking for work
On the scale of losses from the #benefitcap: as a result of the benefit cap, 200,000 more children will be in severe poverty.
Parents talk about the stress of having to chose between paying the rent and paying for essentials for their children - this can worsen mental health problems.
On the #benefitcap and #universalcredit: you can lose more money because all your money can be reduced (under the previous system it's only housing benefit that is reduced)
On the #benefitcap and #universalcredit: other deductions are taken off after the cap has been applied, so your income can drop even lower
On the #benefitcap and #universalcredit: for people who have arranged for their housing payment to be paid directly to their landlord, some families will be left with zero living costs.
On the #benefitcap and #universalcredit: there is also a problem of people being capped when they are working enough to avoid it, because of how income is assessed in UC. More here: cpag.org.uk/content/rough-…
We want an urgent review of the impact of the lower #benefitcap - so families have a decent minimum standard of living.
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