What is covered?



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



• Bereavement Allowance;



• Child Benefit;



• Child Tax Credit (CTC);



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


• Housing Benefit;



• Incapacity Benefit;



• Income Support (IS);



• Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA);



• Severe Disablement Allowance; 



• Maternity Allowance;



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


• Universal Credit (UC) (unless you’ve had a work capability assessment and are not fit for work).