What are the Benefit Cap levels?

There are different caps for those living inside and outside of London, and different rates for single adults, couples and families:

For couples (whether their children live with them or not) and single parents whose children live with them, the following caps apply:

• households living in London are entitled to a maximum of £23,000 a year (or £442.31 a week);

• households living outside the capital are entitled to a maximum of £20,000 a year (or £384.62 a week).

• In London, single adults without children living with them are entitled to a maximum of £15,410 a year (or £296.35 a week).

Outside Greater London, single adults without children, or whose children do not live with them, are entitled to a maximum of £13,400 a year (£257.69 a week).