The number of households on Universal Credit that are subject to the benefit cap increases by 53,000, rising 48% between February and May this year.
The reporting links the change to policy moves attributed to Labour, including boosting benefit payments and scrapping the two-child cap. These steps are described as factors that expand eligibility or increase payments for some households, making more families reach the level at which the benefit cap applies.
The outlet frames the figures as evidence of a rapid rise in capped claimants over a short period. With only one source provided here, there are no additional perspectives or figures to compare the magnitude of the increase, the specific administrative drivers, or how the policy changes contribute relative to other factors such as employment, housing costs, or wider benefit caseload trends.
