According to an analysis by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), nearly 320,000 children live in households likely to be affected by the cap, which in some cases will see families lose up to £115 a week, pushing them 'deeper into poverty' and making housing unaffordable.
Under the new lower overall benefit cap, coming in next Monday (7 November), household benefits will be limited to £23,000 in London and £20,000 outside the capital. Currently the limit is set at £26,000 a year for couples, with or without children, and single parents.
The benefits cap was announced by the former chancellor George Osborne last year.
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