Who is affected and when
The following households will be affected from April 2024:
- those claiming Income Support
- those claiming Housing Benefit only
- those claiming Employment and Support Allowance with Tax Credits
- pension-age households claiming tax credits only including mixed age couples
- those claiming jobseekers allowance and housing benefit
These changes aim to be finished by the end of 2024.
Those in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance only, with or without Housing Benefit, may not be affected until 2028/2029.