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Social Security Benefits

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 100501

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households received benefit payments above the level of the household benefit cap in each of the last 12 months.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

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

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