The levels of the benefit cap could be changed to help people deal with the cost of living crisis, the Department for Work and Pensions is reported to have indicated.. The cap has been the same since 2016 with campaigners saying it's no longer fit for purpose.
It puts a limit on the level of state support and in the North East it is set at £20,000 a year for couples (with or without children) or single claimants with a child of qualifying age, or £13,400 for single adults with no children. The figure is higher in Greater London, where the corresponding limits are £23,000 and £15,410.
In the UK as a whole, around 120,000 people are affected by the restrictions. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has called for the benefit cap to be scrapped completely, reports BirminghamLive.
