Sentences with phrase «capped households moved»

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External Affairs Manager for CAP, Helena Webb, said the main cause of the problem was people moving into empty homes and not being able to afford a bed or other household items.

Of the households capped to date, nearly a quarter (16,000) have since started a Working Tax Credit claim — indicating they have moved into work — which is good news.

A DWP spokesperson said: «Since the benefit cap was introduced, around 29,000 households who previously had their benefits capped have moved into work — an increase of 3,000 in the last quarter.

London Councils, which represents local authorities in the capital, warned the committee: «It will be increasingly unviable for households to avoid the cap by moving to lower value areas (including areas outside of London) given that housing costs will be more widely unaffordable.»

She has backed moves to reduce the household welfare cap and restrict tax credit and universal credit payments to two children, arguing that there is a clear public appetite.

Current economic studies also suggest that the most efficient policy is to raise the cost of CO2 emissions substantially, either through cap - and - trade or carbon taxes, to provide appropriate incentives for businesses and households to move to low - carbon activities.