From April 2013, the UK government introduced a cap on the total amount of benefit that working age people (16-64 years old) can receive.
This means that your main out-of-work benefits such as Employment Support Allowance, Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit, Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit and a number of other benefits, will not be more than:
£423.46 a week if you are a couple or have children or
£283.71 a week if you are a single person