A Bill to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the likely effects of the abolition of the benefit cap, including on levels of absolute and relative poverty, poor mental health, food bank use, borrowing of money from friends and family, evictions from homes and problem debt, and on different groups including women, lone parents and people from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
29 April 2022
This bill would require the Secretary of State to produce a Parliament-facing report on what would likely happen if the benefit cap were abolished. The report would look at effects on poverty, mental health, food bank use, borrowing from friends and family, evictions and debt, and would consider impacts on groups such as women, lone parents and people from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
The bill is at its Second Reading in the House of Commons, the first major debate stage. It has not yet progressed to Committee or Report stages.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
