Benefit cap for single people. 

Not sure of the significance of this, but think this is the first time, standard basic rates of benefit will be capped for single people, here in Brighton?

Benefit cap - 283.71 per week for single people.

212.3 LHA for single people per week.

90.5 UC standard rate per week.

19.09 deducted weekly for a single person.

Thanks for this - you are quite right.

For 2023/24, as far as I can tell it only seems to have been in London where the benefit cap could apply to someone based just on the standard allowance for a single person and LHA for a one bed house.

For 2024/25, if your standard allowance is going to be £393.45 and the cap remains at £1229.42, then if the monthly figure for LHA goes above £835.97, anything above that is liable to be capped.

A brief review of the rates suggests that would apply in the following BRMAs:

Guildford - 950
South West Herts - 950
Walton - 950
Brighton and Hove - 920.02
Bristol - 899.99
Cambridge - 899.99
East Thames Valley - 899.99
Oxford - 899.99
Crawley & Reigate - 860.01
Reading - 850.02
Chilterns - 850.02

Yes this has been a concern for me for a while now.

Similarly all households with children also capped here if PRS rent set at LHA (except an u25 single parent with 1 x post 2017 child).