Benefit caps currently affect 12,000 households of between one and four children,
the new lower cap will impact nearly 10 times as many
Households affected by number of children
One child
Two
Three
Four
Current total across all regions
London
South-east
North-west
West Midlands
East of England
South-west
Yorkshire & Humberside
East Midlands
Scotland
Wales
North-east
0
5,000
10,000
15,000