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Khan calls for benefit cap to be lifted to help low-income Londoners access coronavirus support
A woman wearing a face mask walks past Piccadilly Circus Underground station in London

MAYOR of London Sadiq Khan demanded an immediate lifting of  benefit caps today, as tens of thousands of Londoners are missing out on vital Covid-19 support.

New research by Policy in Practice, commissioned by City Hall, has shown that people affected by the cap are being denied access to hundreds of pounds in government support each month.

The government places a limit on how much people can receive from the welfare system.

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