Households affected by the household benefit cap

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Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

I am a researcher at the housing charity Shelter. We are seeking to understand the impact of the household benefit cap on local authorities in England. We would be incredibly grateful for your help.

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of information Act 2000.

1. Please provide the most recent data available for your local authority:

All households
• The number of households who have their benefits reduced by the Household Benefit Cap introduced by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 in your area. (Please include both households who were already subject to the previous benefit cap of £26,000/£18,200, and those newly affected by the lowered cap).
• The average reduction in these households’ benefit award, and the number of these households who have a reduction of £100 or more a week.

Homeless households in temporary accommodation
• The number of homeless households accommodated by your authority in temporary accommodation who have their benefits reduced by the Household Benefit Cap.
• The average reduction in these households’ benefit award.

2. If you have carried out an assessment of the impact of lowering the cap in your local authority, please provide this document.

Many thanks - I look forward to receiving your reply in the next 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Jenny Pennington

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

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From:  Jenny Pennington <[FOI #386990 email]>

Sent:    02 February 2017 16:27

To:       Information Governance

Subject:           Freedom of Information request - Households affected by
the household

benefit cap

 

 

Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

 

I am a researcher at the housing charity Shelter. We are seeking to
understand the impact of the

household benefit cap on local authorities in England. We would be
incredibly grateful for your help.

 

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of
information Act 2000.

 

1.         Please provide the most recent data available for your local
authority:

 

All households

•           The number of households who have their benefits reduced by
the Household Benefit Cap

introduced by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 in your area. (Please
include both households

who were already subject to the previous benefit cap of £26,000/£18,200,
and those newly affected by

the lowered cap).

•           The average reduction in these households’ benefit award, and
the number of these households

who have a reduction of £100 or more a week.

 

Homeless households in temporary accommodation

•           The number of homeless households accommodated by your
authority in temporary

accommodation who have their benefits reduced by the Household Benefit
Cap.

•           The average reduction in these households’ benefit award.

 

2.         If you have carried out an assessment of the impact of lowering
the cap in your local authority,

please provide this document.

 

Many thanks - I look forward to receiving your reply in the next 20
working days.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jenny Pennington

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