'Benefit cap' Judicial review in the High Court fails
An attempt by three vulnerable lone parents to overturn the benefits cap by judicial review has failed.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said:
"We are very pleased that the court has ruled that the benefit cap complies with the European Convention on Human Rights.
"The benefit cap sets a fair limit to what people can expect to get from the welfare system - so that claimants cannot receive more than £500 a week, the average household earnings."
For more information on the judicial review see:
http://www.hmbsolicitors.co.uk/news/category/item/index.cfm?asset_id=1548
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24818747
For more about the cap see our Factsheet F8 - benefits cap