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<p>We do not hold any data on the number of public sector workers subject to the benefit
cap. Households are exempt if entitled to Working Tax Credit, (essentially, lone parents
working 16 hours per week and couples working 24 hours per week between them where
one partner works at least 16 hours per week) or in Universal Credit if earning £520
per month.</p><p> </p><p>Households can be exempt from the cap if they are claiming
WTC and the most recent official statistics show that</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>134,000</strong>
households in Great Britain have been capped since April 2013</li><li><strong>68,000</strong>
households are no longer subject to cap and<strong> 29,000 of these (43%) </strong>are
exempt due to working tax credit indicating they <strong>have found work.</strong></li></ul>
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