Just over 2,400 households were capped in the boroughs of Enfield, Haringey, Bromley and Croydon, new figures reveal.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith said:
“The benefit cap returns fairness to the benefits systems. It ensures the taxpayer can have trust in the welfare system and it stops sky-high claims that make it impossible for people to move into work.
“The limit of £500 a week ensures no-one claims more in benefits that the average household and there is a clear reason for people to get a job – as those eligible for Working Tax Credit are exempt.
“Over the last year Jobcentre Plus has targeted extra support on this specific group of people to help them find and stay in work.
“Universal Credit will build on this, so claimants will know they are always better off in work on their own 2 feet than sticking on benefits.”
From 15 July the national roll-out of the benefit cap will take place to cover an estimated total of 40,000 households limiting benefit payments to £500 a week or £26,000 a year.
For more information on this story go to www.gov.uk/government/news/benefit-cap-complete-in-4-london-areas
For more about the cap see our Factsheet F8 - benefits cap.