Capping Hits the Headlines

by on July 3, 2011

The main story in today’s Observer is a leaked letter from DCLG about the effects of the proposed capping. You can read it at Tories admit benefit cuts risk 40,000 homeless families. The likely effects aren’t new, many organisations and individuals have pointed out the dangers before, and even the government have accepted them publicly. […]

Childcare Again

by on July 3, 2011

Still no decision but I gather that the options are narrowed to Option A or Option B. These are generally seen as being the ‘least bad’ of the proposals but will still mean losses for existing childcare help recipients. They also mean that Universal Credit making everyone ‘better-off in work’ may not happen for a […]

To cap, or not to cap?

by on June 13, 2011

Is that the question that the nobler minister had in mind and answered too soon? On the BBC Politics Show on Sunday 12th June, Lord Freud, being asked about the fairness of the cap said “We’re looking at exceptional circumstances which some people may find themselves in and we’re going to be putting out arrangements […]

The Benefits Cap

by on May 5, 2011

Capping in the Current System As recently as 21st March, Employment Minister Chris Grayling responded to a written question about the criteria for the proposed benefits cap. Chris Grayling: As the spending review announced, households which contain a member who is in receipt of working tax credit will be exempt from the cap. We are […]