Official Statistics
Benefit cap: number of households capped to May 2026
Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and May 2026
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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This Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) quarterly publication provides statistics on households affected by the benefit cap on Universal Credit.
Universal Credit and Housing Benefit data is available on Stat-Xplore.
More information about these statistics is available in Benefit cap statistics: background information and methodology.
Updates to this page
Published 22 September 2026