NatCen Social Research

Evaluation of the Lower Tiered Benefit Cap
How has the new benefit cap affected your local services and capped residents? We would like to speak to Local Authorities and organisations that provide advice and support to local communities to find out how the cap has affected the work you do and local residents.

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- Why take part?
  
  This is your opportunity to tell us about your experiences of implementing the Benefit Cap and help to make sure the policy is working as well as possible.
  
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Who are NatCen?
We’re Britain’s largest independent social research agency. For the last 40 years we’ve worked on behalf of government and charities to find out what people really think about important social issues and how Britain is run.

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What's involved?
We would like you to take part in a telephone interview which will take up to an hour. We can arrange this at a time that’s convenient for you.

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- Our pledge to you
  
  We understand you may have some questions about our credentials and how we deal with personal information.
  
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- Why have I been chosen?
  
  You will have been contacted if you work at a Local Authority, local agencies or support services within our six case study areas. We would like to speak organisations that have been involved in providing services to people affected by the most recent Benefit Cap.
  
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Contact us
For anything not covered here, please contact one of our research team by telephone or email. One our team will get back to you to answer your query as soon as possible.

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Our survey with claimants
We are also carrying out a survey with people claiming benefits, affected by the most recent Benefit Cap, to find out about their experiences.

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