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A non-dependant is someone
who normally lives with you as part of your household, such as an
adult child (i.e. where Child Benefit is no longer paid), relative,
friend or a person treated as not liable to make payments in
respect of the property you live in.
Non-dependants do not include
boarders, sub-tenants or joint tenants.
Non-dependants cannot claim
Housing Benefit for any payments they pay towards their living
costs; any money that the claimant receives from the
non-dependant will not be treated as an income for
the claimant.
If you have a non-dependant
living with you, then there is normally a deduction from the amount
of benefit that you are entitled to. The amount of deduction that
we take, will depend on your non-dependant's
income. (If you have two non-dependants living as
a couple their incomes will be combined and only one deduction will
be taken)
There are exceptions when a non-dependant
deduction will not be taken from the claimants
benefit.
If the claimant or any
partner are:
- Registered blind or recently gained their
sight
- In receipt of Disability Living Allowance (Care
Element) or Attendance Allowance
Or if the non-dependant comes
under the following:
- If they are under the age of 18 (HB and
CTB)
- If they are under the age of 25 and in receipt
of Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based) or Income Support
(HB and CTB)
- If they are under the age of 25 and are in
assessment phase only (first 13 weeks) of Employment Support
Allowance (Income Related) (HB
only)
- If they are under the age of 25 and in any phase
of Employment Support Allowance (Income Related) (CTB
only)
- If they are in receipt of Pension Credit
(HB and CTB)
- If they are over the age of 25 and receipt of
Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based) or Income Support or
Employment Support Allowance (Income Related) (CTB
only)
- If they are a student (there is an exception to
when a non-dependant deduction is taken during Summer holidays, but
only HB)
- If they are a youth trainee
- If they have gone into prison or in similar
forms of detention
- If they are in hospital for 52 weeks or
more
- If their home is normally somewhere
else
- If the non-dependant falls within any of the
groups who are "disregarded persons" for
Council
Tax purposes (CTB only)
(HB = Housing Benefit; CTB = Council Tax
Benefit)
Below are the weekly tables for Housing Benefit
and Council Tax Benefit Non-Dependant Deductions that are taken for
April 2011 to Mar 2012:
| Non-dependant Deductions in HB
Amount |
Amount |
| In receipt of state Pension Credit |
Nil |
| In receipt of main phase ESA(IR) |
9.40 |
| Not in receipt of main phase ESA(IR) |
Nil |
| Aged 25 or over and on IS/JSA(IB) or aged 18 or
over and not in remunerative work |
9.40 |
|
Any other non-dependant in the
property |
9.40 |
| Aged 18 or over and in remunerative
work |
|
| -gross income less than £122.00 |
9.40 |
| -gross income not less than £122.00 but less
than £179.99 |
21.55 |
| - gross income not less than £180.00 but less
than £233.99 |
29.60 |
| - gross income not less than £234.00 but less
than £309.99 |
48.45 |
| - gross income not less than £310.00 but less
than £386.99 |
55.20 |
| - gross income more than £387.00 |
60.60 |
| Non-dependant Deductions in
CTB |
Amount |
| Any other non-dependant in property |
2.85 |
|
Age 18 and over and in
remunerative work
|
|
| - gross income less than £122.00 |
2.85 |
| - gross income not less than £122.00 but less
than £179.99 |
2.85 |
| - gross income not less than £180.00 but less
than £233.99 |
5.70 |
| - gross income not less than £234.00 but less
than £309.99 |
5.70 |
| - gross income not less than £310.00 but less
than £386.99 |
7.20 |
| - gross income greater than £387.00 |
8.60 |
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In receipt of Pension
Credit, IS, JSA(IB), or ESA(IR) |
Nil |
Please click on link for
Certificate of Earnings Form - Non-Dependant
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What is Second Adult Rebate?
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Change of Circumstances
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