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Social Security Benefits: East Thanet

Asked by Ms Polly BillingtonLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 56993

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receive the maximum amount of permissible benefits under benefit caps in East Thanet constituency.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Official Statistics on the number of households in Great Britain on Housing Benefit or Universal Credit who are affected by the benefit cap are published quarterly on Stat-Xplore and are currently available up to November 2024. These statistics include the number of children in the household and are available by various geographies including Westminster parliamentary constituency.

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