Official Statistics

Benefit cap: number of households capped to February 2026

Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and February 2026.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 23 June 2026

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Benefit cap: number of households capped to February 2026

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-996-4

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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

Published 23 June 2026