A recent research has brought attention to the way that the benefit cap is pushing families into cramped and unsatisfactory accommodation. The welfare support cap, which was first imposed by the Conservative Party administration in 2013, has left some families with only £4 per person per day.

According to research from the London School of Economics, many families in different parts of the country are stuck in privately leased housing that is both expensive and of low quality, even though it's sometimes the least expensive choice in the area. Co-author of the paper and University of York professor Ruth Patrick stated: "Any government that is serious about reducing child poverty and providing better lives for children must eliminate the welfare limitation and the two-child limit.

"These two policies symbolise the austerity years and should have no place in a socially just country."

The benefit cap is a limit on the total amount of benefit you can get, according to gov.uk. It applies to most aged 16 or over who have not reached State Pension age.

Alison Garnham, Chief Executive of the Child Poverty Action Group, has called for urgent government action. She said: "The government's new child poverty taskforce must make an early commitment to abolishing this cruel policy. Overnight that would reduce the depth of poverty for around 300,000 children."

In response to the findings, a spokesperson for the government defended its approach: "We have taken bold action to support lower-income families right away, by developing an ambitious strategy to reduce poverty, tackle inequality and make work pay including first steps announced today to commit to a genuine living wage for working people," reports Birmingham Live.

"And to deliver the biggest boost to affordable housing in a generation, we will build the next generation of new towns and legislate so we can build the homes Britain needs." The benefit cap is designed to limit the total amount of state benefits that individuals can receive.

It generally applies to those from the age of 16 up to those who have not yet reached State Pension age. The cap encompasses various benefits. These include Universal Credit, Bereavement Allowance and Child Benefit, as well as Child Tax Credit, Employment and Support Allowance.

It also includes Housing Benefit, Incapacity Benefit, Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Maternity Allowance, Severe Disablement Allowance, and Widowed Parent's Allowance (also applicable to those who were receiving Widowed Mother's Allowance or Widow's Pension before 9 April 2001).