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<p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not plan to publish estimates of the
operational costs of implementing the benefit cap policy, nor the costs of providing
support to capped claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The benefit cap was lowered on the 7th
November from £26,000 to £20,000, except in London where it was lowered to £23,000
(a lower cap applies to single adult households).</p><p> </p><p>To help ensure Local
Authorities are able to protect the most vulnerable Housing Benefit claimants and
to support households adjusting to our welfare reforms, the Government will provide
over £800m funding for Discretionary Housing Payments over the next 5 years from 2016/17.
Information about this and other measures to ease the transition for families affected
by this policy change is included in the latest impact assessment at the link below.</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap</a></p>
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