Benefit cap leaves poor families with mounting debt, study shows

The benefit cap initially designed to get people back into work, was lowered in 2016 limiting the total amount of benefits a household can receive.A key government welfare reform designed to motivate people into work is leaving families with mounting debt and pushing poor children into deeper poverty, according to analysis seen by the Observer.Two-thirds of the households stuck in the government’s benefit cap for more than six months were found to be facing a shortfall between their monthl