Benefit cap
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title:
Benefit cap
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The benefit cap is a UK welfare policy that limits the amount in state benefits that an individual household can claim per year. It was introduced by the Cameron–Clegg coalition government in 2013 as part of the coalition government's wide-reaching welfare reform agenda which included the introduction of Universal Credit and reforms of housing benefit and disability benefits. The government cited wide public support for the measure, despite it being highly controversial. The benefit cap primaril
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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UK welfare policy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_cap
date created:
2016-03-12T18:25:43Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T22:14:07Z
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