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Benefit cap help

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Lstcktn
Lstcktn

Good morning...I’m after some advice with regards to benefits and the cap....my wife gets ESA ( income related ) she lost her spa when failed pip assesment, we also get child tax and benefit for 3 children ages 14,12,5....we are benefit capped so housing benefit pay £65.44a month towards our rent.....due to a change in circumstance I been award pip ( standard daily) dates 23 April 18...having let housing benefit I recieved my new award though the post but nothing changed they will still pay £65.44 a month as cap is still active...my question is should the benefit cap have been removed ? Get confused with the cap as not sure what happens

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  • denise15811
    denise15811 Lstcktn

    Posted

    Hi,

    PIP excludes you from the benefit cap and it should automatically be removed.

  • Lstcktn
    Lstcktn

    Posted

    Thanks for the reply...the letter is dated 31st July but I went down to the customer service desk with my pip award notice till the 2nd of August so just wondering if this he letter is just a auto generated one....will ring them Monday and see what they say 
    • denise15811
      denise15811 Lstcktn

      Posted

      DWP do contact your local council, maybe they haven't done that yet. As i said PIP will exclude you from the cap but you still can't claim more HB than you're entitled to. Take the award letter with you when you go but i'm sure i quick phone call to your local council will sort this out because like i said DWP do contact them.

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