Non Dependent Deductions from April 2018
Who is a non dependent?
A non-dependent is any person over the age of 18 years, who normally lives with the claimant other than a partner, dependent child, joint tenant or a sub-tenant.
For Council Tax Support purposes, where a non-dependent person is in a household the Council Tax Support 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.
From 1st April 2018, for working age claimants not in a protected group:
| Non-dependents in remunerative work with the gross income of | Deduction in main Council Tax Support |
| Non-dependent is working | £10.00 |
| Where the non-dependent is in receipt of Pension Credit, Income Support, JSA (IB) or ESA(IR) | No deduction |
| Others aged 18 or over | £5.00 |
From 1st April 2018, for working age claimants in a protected group and Pensioners:
|
Non-dependents in remunerative work with the gross income of: |
Deduction in main Council Tax Support |
|
Earnings over £436.90 per week |
£11.90 |
|
Between £351.66 - £436.90 per week |
£9.95 |
|
Between £202.86 - £351.65 per week |
£7.90 |
|
Non-dependents earning less than £202.85 |
£3.90 |
|
Where the non-dependent is in receipt of Pension Credit, Income Support, JSA (IB) or ESA(IR) |
No deduction |
|
Others aged 18 or over |
£3.90 |