Asked by: Andrew Bridgen (Independent - North West Leicestershire)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have moved into work after being subject to the welfare cap in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Esther McVey - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
At August 2014 (the latest published data) 9,624 households who had previously been capped were exempt from the benefit cap due to an open Working Tax Credit claim. This is 40% of those no longer subject to the cap at August 2014. The actual number of households who have gone into work may be higher as some individuals may go into work but may not be eligible to claim Working Tax Credits due to their earnings being too high or the hours worked not meeting the eligibility requirements.
Data for August 2014 is published here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-august-2014
Asked by: Andrew Bridgen (Independent - North West Leicestershire)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were in relative poverty in (a) 2010, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
Answered by Esther McVey - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 07 July 2014 to Question UIN 202925.