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Social Security Benefits

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 4 December 2025UIN 95981

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households with total benefit entitlement above the level of the Household Benefit Cap have entitlement above (a) £30,000, (b) £40,000 and (c) £50,000 per year, or the equivalent weekly and mon

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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