People in Cardiff who are being hit by the UK government’s new benefit cap have been talking about how it will affect their lives.<\/p>\n
Cardiff Council says more than 1,000 people will be affected by the cuts that have been\u00a0introduced across the UK today.<\/p>\n
The people affected will be\u00a0up to \u00a3115 worse off a week and those already living on the poverty line will struggle.<\/p>\n
The cap – which has been reduced from \u00a326,000 to \u00a320,000 outside of London – will limit the amount of money a household can receive in benefits. This figure will include Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit, Jobseekers’ Allowance and Universal Credit.<\/p>\n
It means that people\u00a0like father-of-three Christopher Davies from Ely could lose \u00a350 a week in housing benefit. \u00a0Mr Davies says\u00a0he\u00a0got laid off a few months ago and the drop in money had already become a problem for him. He says the\u00a0cap will now\u00a0put even more pressure on him to\u00a0find work.<\/p>\n
Nerys Sheehan, from the\u00a0community organisation\u00a0Action in Caerau and Ely, says the cap is going to cause more hardship for families who are already struggling between heating and eating. She says there will be an increased demand on food and fuel banks in the area – and inevitably more children will be left hungry.<\/p>\n
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