Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 56995
Social Security Benefits: East Thanet
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Ms Polly Billington
Labour — East Thanet
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households who are receiving the maximum permitted benefits under the benefit cap have one or more adults with a disability in East Thanet constituency.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsHouseholds receiving disability benefits are exempt from the benefit cap. Households are exempt from the benefit cap if somebody in the household is receiving, for example, Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment. Universal Credit cus...
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