Benefit cap figures for previous years
Since November 2016 the total amount of benefit that most working-age people can get is £384.62 a week (£257.69 for single people without children).
Numbers of cases are now dwindling as claimants move from Housing Benefit to Universal Credit, with DWP applying the benefit cap instead.
Benefit Cap - national statistics broken down by local authority
| April to June 2022 | July to September 2022 | October to December 2022 | January to March 2023 | |
| HB cases capped | 178 | 168 | 145 | 124 |
| Average weekly reduction | £46.11 | £52.00 | £52.76 | £50.67 |
| Number of cases with DHP | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
2021/22
| April to June 2020 | July to September 2020 | October to December 2020 | January to March 2021 | |
| HB cases capped | 331 | 333 | 345 | 322 |
| Average weekly reduction | £63.11 | £63.80 | £56.96 | £56.39 |
| Number of cases with DHP | 118 | 115 | 118 | 108 |
| UC cases capped | 1,720 | 1,860 | 1,980 | |
| All capped cases HB+UC | 2,051 | 2,193 | 2,325 |
| April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 | |
| HB cases capped | 607 | 549 | 470 | 403 |
| Average weekly reduction | £67.97 | £65.88 | £63.63 | £61.09 |
| Number of cases with DHP | 176 | 132 | 135 | 105 |
| UC cases capped | 420 | 510 | 510 | |
| All capped cases HB+UC | 1,027 | 1,059 | 980 |
| April to June 2018 | July to September 2018 | October to December 2018 | January to March 2019 | |
| HB cases capped | 842 | 780 | 677 | 718 |
| Average weekly reduction | £63.24 | £62.82 | £63.98 | £65.82 |
| Number of cases with DHP | 206 | 187 | 179 | 201 |
| UC cases capped | 70 | 120 | 200 | 280 |
| All capped cases HB+UC | 912 | 900 | 877 | 998 |