Non Dependant Deductions
Non dependant deductions from April 2011
Who is a non dependant?
A non-dependant is any person over
the age of 18 years, who normally lives with the claimant
other than a partner, dependant child, joint tenant or a
sub-tenant.
For Housing and Council Tax benefit
purposes, where a non-dependant person is in a household the
Housing Benefit Regulations assume, that they should be capable of
making a form of contribution to the household expenses and
therefore a deduction is made from a claimants weekly benefit to
take account of this contribution.
The amounts which are taken, depends
upon certain factors, these can be the age and income of the
non-dependant in question. The chart below shows the current rates
of non-dependant deductions.
| Non-Dependants in remunerative work with the gross
income of: |
Deduction in Housing Benefit (For Rent) |
|
£387.00 per week or more
|
£60.60 |
|
Between £310.00 and £386.99 per
week
|
£55.20 |
|
Between £234.00 and £309.99 per
week
|
£48.45 |
|
Between £180.00 and £233.99 per
week
|
£29.60 |
|
Between £122.00 and £179.99 per
week
|
£21.55
|
|
Non Dependants earning less than
£122.00 or not in remunerative work (regardless of income
level)
|
£9.40 |
| Where the non-dependant is in receipt of Pension Credit
(Guaranteed/Savings credit) |
No deduction |
| Where the non-dependant is aged under 25 years old and on
Income Support or JSA (IB) |
No deduction
|
| Where the non-dependant is on Income Support or JSA(IB) or
main phase ESA(IR) |
£9.40 |
| Where the non-dependant is in receipt of Assessment phase
ESA(IR) |
No deduction |
| Non-Dependants in remunerative work with the gross
income of: |
Deduction in main Council Tax Benefit
|
|
£387.00 per week or more
|
£8.60
|
|
Between £310.00 and £386.99 per
week
|
£7.20 |
|
Between £180.00 and £309.99 per
week
|
£5.70
|
|
Non Dependants earning less than
£180.00
|
£2.85
|
| Where the non-dependant is in receipt of Pension Credit, Income
Support, JSA (IB) or ESA(IR) |
No deduction |
| Others aged 18 or over |
£2.85 |
Contacts
| Benefit
Enquiries |
Revenues &
Benefits |
| Telephone: (01902) 696668 |
South Staffordshire Council |
| Fax: (01902) 696630 |
P.O. Box 1644 |
| Email: benefits@sstaffs.gov.uk |
Wolverhampton |
| |
WV8 1ZF |
For information leaflets on Housing and Council Tax Benefits
visit the National Benefits Leaflet website at www.benefit-leaflets.org/leaflets.asp