Families are being left with as little as £3 per week in the most severe cases due to the impact of the Tory-era benefit cap, according to new analysis.

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) states that the policy - one of the "harshest hangovers" of the austerity era - is leaving some single parents with next to no money after paying rent.

The group's analysis reveals that some lone parents with three children in inner London are left with just £3 per week after paying private rents.

In Guilford, the figure stands at £82, in Brighton it's £89, and in Northampton, it's £170.

As a result, CPAG says families are forced to rely on emergency support and food banks to survive, with many falling into arrears with rent, reports the Mirror .

CPAG is urging the government to scrap the cap, which

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