What is covered?

The Benefit Cap applies to a household’s combined income from the main out-of-work benefits:

• Bereavement Allowance;

• Carer’s Allowance;

• Child Benefit;

• Child Tax Credit;

• Employment and Support Allowance (except where people are getting the support component);

• Guardian’s Allowance;

• Housing Benefit;

• Incapacity Benefit;

• Income Support;

• Jobseeker’s Allowance;

• Severe Disablement Allowance;

• Maternity Allowance; and

• Widowed Parent’s Allowance (or Widowed Mother’s Allowance or Widows Pension received before 9 April 2001).