DWP imposing strict £283 rule for claimants on 10 benefits – full list
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a warning to benefits claimants over benefit caps for 2026/27. The DWP has set out its benefit cap rates for the forthcoming tax year, after it began last week. The amount you get through the benefit cap depends on whetheryou live inside or outside Greater London, you’re single or in a couple or your children live with you (if you’re single). If you’re in a couple but you do not live together, you’ll get the amounts for a single person. If you’re outside Greater London and you are in a couple, you will receive £423.46 a week, or £1,835 a month. READ MORE Millions of Microsoft Outlook users to lose inbox access from May 25 These figures are the same if you’re a single parent and a child lives with you. If you’re a single adult you’ll receive £283.71 a week or £1,229.42 a month. The benefit cap inside London is hiked to £486.98 for single people and single parents with children living with them, which …
