Benefit cap from April 15th.
The cap - which will apply to England, Scotland and Wales - is estimated to be £350 per week for a single adult with no children and £500 per week for a couple or lone parent
:r:No single person gets £350 per Wk, no couple without children gets £500 per Wk claiming JOBSEEKERS ALLOWANCE
Jobseeker's Allowance - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance/overviewStatus Weekly amount
Single (under 25) Up to £56.25
Single (25 or over) Up to £71
Couples (both aged 18 or over) Up to £111.45
Lone parent (18 or over) Up to £71
Lone parent (under 18) Up to £56.25
EXAMPLE single person gets £71 a wk JSA, deduct that amount from £350, leaves £279, deduct £86.54 LHA if living in the private sector leaves £192.46. Rent in social housing is even less. Do you think the Govt, give the single claimants an extra £192.46 per wk, because they feel sorry for them.
Housing benefit rates in the private sector
These rates will be used for calculating all new claims from 1 April 2013.
Number of bedrooms Shared accommodation rate
(including single under 35's) 1 2 3 4
Weekly LHA rate (£) 64.90 86.54 103.85 126.00 141.51
I think even the most ignorant people on here, would be able to use the above 2 guides to work out what a married couple on JSA are entitled to.
The only exceptions would be people in reciept of DLA, not for much longer though, as Esther McVey MP for Wirral West, wants more than 300,000 disabled peoples sickness benefits cut when Disability Living Allowance is replaced by a new benefit, PIP from 8th APRIL
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/pol...ey-8413498.htmlDO YOU STILL BELIEVE ALL THE TORY PROPAGANDA
Whatever will they do with only £500 a week.