LRD guides and handbook March 2013

State benefits and tax credits 2013

Chapter 1

How much is the Benefit Cap?

The level of the cap will be:

• £500 a week for couples (with or without children living with them);

• £500 a week for single parents whose children live with them;

• £350 a week for single adults who don’t have children, or whose children don’t live with them.