Non-Dependant Deductions from April 2019
Who is a non-dependant?
A non-dependant is any person over the age of 18 years, who normally lives with the claimant and is not a partner, dependant child, joint tenant or a sub-tenant.
For Housing 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-dependent in question. The chart below shows the current rates of non-dependent deductions.
2019/20 deductions
| Non-Dependents in remunerative work with the gross income of: | Deduction in Housing Benefit (For Rent) |
| £451.00 per week or more | £100.65 |
| Between £363.00 and £450.99 per week | £91.70 |
| Between £272.00 and £362.99 per week | £80.55 |
| Between £209.00 and £271.99 per week | £49.20 |
| Between £143.00 and £208.99 per week | £35.85 |
| less than £143.00 per week | £15.60 |
| Aged over 25 in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance, Income-based Employment and Support Allowance or Income Support | £15.60 |
| In receipt of “Main Phase" income-based Employment Support Allowance | £15.60 |
| Aged under 25 in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support or “assessment phase" of income-based Employment Support Allowance | No deduction |
| In receipt of Pension Credit | No deduction |
| Not working or any other DWP Benefit | £15.60 |
| Universal Credit - Aged over 25 without any earned income | £15.60 |
| Universal Credit - Aged under 25 and without any earned income | No deduction |
| Universal Credit - with earned income | £15.60 |
2018/19 deductions
| Non-Dependents in work with the gross income of; | Deductions in Housing Benefit (For Rent) |
| over £439.00 per week | £98.30 |
| between £354.00 - £438.99 per week | £89.55 |
| between £265.00 - £353.99 per week | £78.65 |
| between £204.00 - £264.99 per week | £48.05 |
| between £139.00 - £203.99 per week | £35.00 |
| less than £139.00 per week | £15.25 |
| Age over 25 in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance, Income-based Employment and Support Allowance or Income Support | £15.25 |
| In receipt of “Main Phase" income-based Employment Support Allowance | £15.25 |
| Age under 25 in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support or “assessment phase" of income-based Employment Support Allowance | No deduction |
| In receipt of Pension Credit | No deduction |
| Not working or any other DWP Benefit | £15.25 |
| Universal Credit - Aged over 25 without any earned income | £15.25 |
| Universal Credit - Aged under 25 and without any earned income | No deduction |
| Universal Credit - with earned income | £15.25 |
Non Dependant Deductions for Council Tax Support