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<p>The Work and Pensions Secretary of State has a duty to review the Lower Benefit
Cap levels once in each Parliament with regard to the national economic situation
and any other matters he considers relevant, as set out in the 2016 Welfare Reform
and Work Act. New lower and tiered Benefit Cap rates were introduced from November
2016 prior to the election in June 2017. We intend to review the Lower Benefit Cap
during this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>For context, outside of London, around 4 in
10 households have net earnings less than the £20,000 cap level. In London around
4 in 10 households have net earnings of less than the £23,000 cap level.</p>
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