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Government response: Statement on the judgement on the benefit cap
Government response
Statement on the judgement on the benefit cap
Organisation:
Department for Work & Pensions
Page history:
Published 21 February 2014
Policy:
Simplifying the welfare system and making sure work pays
Topics:
Employment and Welfare
Statement on the Court of Appeal judgement on the benefit cap.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said:
We are pleased that the courts have ruled again that the benefit cap complies with the European Convention on Human Rights.
The benefit cap sets a fair limit to what people can expect to get from the welfare system – so that claimants cannot receive more than £500 a week, the average household earnings.