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<p>The benefit cap sets a limit on the total amount of welfare benefits that non-working
households can receive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that it is not fair
for someone on benefits to be receiving more than many people in similar circumstances
who are in work and we intend to continue this approach. Since the benefit cap was
introduced in 2013, people in tens of thousands of households have moved into work.
The new lower cap continues to build on that success by incentivising work.</p><p>
</p><p>We believe that work greatly benefits people and families. Children can have
their life chances and opportunities damaged as a result of living in households where
no-one has worked for years and where no-one considers work is an option.</p><p> </p><p>We
continue to work to target services on the issues that prevent parents moving into
work and cause instability in family life, to help workless families and their children
overcome their problems and improve their lives.</p><p> </p><p>The recent White Paper
from the Department for Communities and Local Government, “Fixing Our Broken Housing
Market”, offers a comprehensive approach which tackles failure at every point in the
system. Its starting point is to build more homes, which will slow the rise in housing
costs, so that housing is more affordable, and which will bring the cost of renting
down.</p>
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