We take account of the following income:

• All of your earnings less tax, National Insurance and half of any pension contributions you make. Your earnings include commission, bonuses, tips, overtime, part-time earnings and certain expenses.
  
• Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, Sickness benefit, Job Seekers Allowance (contribution based), Employment & Support Allowance (contribution based), State Pensions and benefits and pensions from past employers.
  
• Maintenance payments (but not if paid for your children), rent from sub-tenants and any other income.
  
• If you and your partner are under 60 years of age and have savings between £6,000 and £16,000, we have to add £1 a week to the income we use to work out your benefit for each £250 (or part of £250) of savings over £6,000. For example, if you have £6,001 we will add £1 a week.

If you and your partner are 60 years of age or over, instead of each £250 (or part of £250) we have to add £1 a week for each £500 (or part of £500) of savings over £10,000.

You must tell us about all of your income, regardless of whether you think we count it as income or not.