PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
Benefit Cap - 27 March 2017 (Commons/Commons Chamber)
Debate Detail
Contributions from Caroline Nokes, are highlighted with a yellow border.
David Mackintosh
Northampton South
Caroline Nokes
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery
The evaluation of the previous cap speaks for itself: capped households were 41% more likely to move into work than similar uncapped households, contributing to the record levels of employment we see today. Since 2013, over 26,000 previously capped households have moved into work.
15:23:47
David Mackintosh
Can my hon. Friend give me some examples of how the benefit cap is working in my constituency?
Caroline Nokes
In Northampton South, of 110 house- holds capped since April 2013, 90 are no longer capped. Of those, about 48%—40 households—have moved into work, demonstrating that my hon. Friend’s constituency is outperforming the national average.
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