Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons he has set the benefit cap at the levels stated in Clause 7(2) of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill.
The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. A link to the impact assessment on the www.parliament.uk website is included.
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006.pdf