Updated information on withdrawal of Outcomes for off-flows to announce they will be reinstated
'Benefit cap: number of households capped to February 2026' has been added to the collection.
Added details about "Temporary withdrawal of Outcomes for Off-flows".
'Benefit cap: number of households capped to November 2025' has been added to the collection.
Changes in the March 2026 release details added
Added latest release 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to August 2025'
Updated info on changes to Benefit Cap statistics from September 2025. Removed info on suspension of information on age of youngest child in capped Housing Benefit Households. Added link to latest benefit cap: number of households capped data for May 2025.
Information has been added about changes to Benefit Cap statistics from September 2025. The information about Suspension of information on age of youngest child in capped Housing Benefit Households has also been updated.
Added the latest release of 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to February 2025'.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics - number of households capped to November 2024.
Added a note to the page about the suspension of information on age of youngest child in capped Housing Benefit Households, and added a link to the latest release of statistics for benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and August 2024.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics - number of households capped to May 2024.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics - number of households capped to February 2024.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics - number of households capped to November 2023.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics — number of households capped to August 2023.
Added a note to the page that information on the age of youngest child for capped Housing Benefit households will be suspended from the next release of Benefit Cap statistics (due to be published on from 12 December 2023).
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics — number of households capped to May 2023.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics - number of households capped to February 2023.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics - number of households capped to November 2022.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics - number of households capped to August 2022.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics - number of households capped to May 2022.
Added a note that the next release of benefit cap statistics will be published on Wednesday 21 September 2022.
Added the latest release of benefit cap statistics - number of households capped to February 2022.
Added 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to November 2021' to the latest release section of the collection.
Added 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to August 2021' to the latest release section of the collection.
Added 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to May 2021' to the latest release section of the collection.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data to February 2021.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data to November 2020.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data to August 2020.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data to May 2020.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data to February 2020.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data to November 2019.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data to August 2019.
Added a note that the review about the frequency of publication of these statistics is now closed and we are analysing your feedback.
Added 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to May 2019' to the latest release.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data to February 2019.
Updated email address for feedback and queries about the statistics.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data on the number of households capped to November 2018.
Added latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data on the number of households capped to August 2018.
Added latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data on the number of households capped to May 2018.
Added latest release of benefit cap statistics, with data on the number of households capped to February 2018.
Added a link to the latest release of benefit cap statistics, this includes data for the number of households capped to November 2017.
Added 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to August 2017'. Also added note about the recently closed consultation on 'Universal Credit experimental statistics: future developments'. This included plans to expand the range of statistics, including statistics on households that have their Universal Credit capped.
Added a note about a Universal Credit statistics consultation - seeking views on plans to expand the range of statistics, including developing statistics on households that have had their Universal Credit capped.
Added 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to May 2017'
Added ad hoc statistical release 'Benefit cap: estimated impact on parents, by age of youngest child'.
Added 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to February 2017'.
Added benefit cap statistics to November 2016.
Added benefit cap statistics to August 2016.
Published benefit cap statistics to May 2016.
Published benefit cap statistics to February 2016 and added link to background and methodology document.
Published benefit cap statistics to November 2015.
Added latest statistics on the number of households capped to August 2015.
Added latest statistics on the number of households capped to May 2015.
Published statistics on Benefit cap: number of households capped to February 2015.
Published latest statistics showing number of households capped to November 2014.
Added 'Benefit cap: number of households capped to August 2014'.
Published latest statistics showing number of households capped to May 2014. Benefit cap statistics are also available in Stat-Xplore.
Latest statistics published showing number of households capped to December 2013.
Added combined national and regional benefit cap statistics to November 2013. Updated statistics (to Nov 2013) for Jobcentre Plus activity with claimants potentially impacted by the benefit cap statistics.
Added date for next update - 6 Mar 14.
Added combined national and regional benefit cap statistics to October 2013.
Updated statistics (to Oct 2013) for Jobcentre Plus activity with claimants potentially impacted by the benefit cap statistics.
New statistical release on the number of households capped to September 2013 added to the list of documents.
Details and hyperlink added to the 7 November statistical release for Jobcentre Plus activity with claimants potentially impacted by the benefit cap and the statistical release on the number of households capped to the end of September 2013
First published.
These Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) quarterly publications provide statistics on households affected by the benefit cap and include:
cumulative and point-in-time numbers of households capped
number of households that were previously capped but have moved off the cap
The Benefit Cap Official Statistics cover the number of households capped under:
Housing Benefit (HB) from April 2013
Universal Credit (UC) from October 2016
Reinstatement of Outcomes for Off-flows
The outcomes for off-flows breakdowns, including that relating to the earnings exemption, will be re-instated on Stat-Xplore on 22 September. The breakdown was withdrawn in June due to an issue with the methodology but this has now been revised and the statistics are now fit for purpose.