A report published today by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) shows that 2,899 households have had their benefits capped since four early adopter authorities imposed the new limits on 15 April.
By the end of June, 85 per cent of the households affected had between one and four children.
And nearly three-quarters of the total number of capped households were made up of a single parent with a dependent child, or children.
The statistics show that more than two-thirds (69 per cent) of households lost £100 or less of benefit due to the cap each week. However, a total of 33 families lost between £350 and £400 per week.
The authority most affected by the cap was Enfield, which accounted for 48 per cent of the 2,899 households affected, followed by Haringey (26 per cent), Croydon (20 per cent) and Bromley (six per cent).
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