Opinions of the benefit cap?

fizzle
fizzle Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited June 2021 in Everyday life
What are everyone’s thoughts on the benefit cap and do you think there should be more exceptions? Is it too high? Too low? 
Really curious what everyone thinks about it and hoping for a discussion. 
I’m currently capped and everyone I speak to seems to agree with the cap and thinks it’s a good thing just wondering if anyone is opposed?

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  • fizzle
    fizzle Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Hello @woodbine and thank you for the warm welcome! 
    I reckon most people feel their opinion on legislation makes no difference at all, I know I do! I still find it interesting to hear people’s thoughts.

    I wouldn’t say I’m against the benefit cap completely but I do think it should be set in a way that doesn’t include rent/housing costs.
    We can’t help how much rent is, if that makes sense? 
    I’m not sure what better system there would be though.

    being honest I’m not totally sure I understand the reason it was introduced in the first place ? 
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,874 Championing
    I think whichever way it is not everyone wants to work the cap will probably cause more problems for incentive to work wages need to be higher everyone who works should be on a decent liveing wage not a minimum wage and tax should be lower 

    Maybe then we might get somewhere 
  • Peter99
    Peter99 Online Community Member Posts: 65 Connected
    edited June 2021
    Of course the DWP objective of benefit cap has nothing to do with saving money and oppression of the vulnerables.....  that is what DWP wants us to believe