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Social Security Benefits

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 8 December 2025UIN 96251

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Department has made of the level of change in the number of households exempt from the benefit cap following the Autumn Budget 2025.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

No assessment has been made.

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