Guide to non-dependants (someone 18 or over living with you)

The government sets a weekly deduction for each non-dependant based on their income.

Non-dependant deductions for housing benefit from April 2024

Gross income is the amount before any deductions such as tax and national insurance are taken, plus any other income such as universal credit, tax credits or interest from savings.

Gross weekly income of a non-dependant 18 or over, working 16 hours or more per week, with the corresponding reduction in your benefit:

• £554 or more, there is a £124.55 per week deduction
• Between £445 and £553.99, there is a £113.50 per week deduction
• Between £334 and £444.99, there is a £99.65 per week deduction
• Between £256 and £333.99, there is a £60.95 per week deduction
• Between £176 and £255.99, there is a £44.40 per week deduction
• Less than £176 per week, there is a £19.30 per week deduction

Non-dependants 18 or over and not working, with the corresponding reduction in your benefit:

• Aged 25 or over and in receipt of income support (IS) or income-based jobseeker's allowance (JSAIB), universal credit (UC) or assessment phase of income-related employment and support allowance (ESAIR), there is a £19.30 per week deduction
• Under 25 and on IS, JSAIB, UC or assessment phase ESAIR, there is no deduction taken
• In receipt of main phase ESAIR or contribution-based employment and support allowance (ESAC), there is a £19.30 per week deduction
• In receipt of pension credit either guaranteed pension credit (GC) or savings credit (SC) and whether working or not, there is no deduction taken
• Not working 16 hours or more, not a full-time student or not in receipt of any benefits listed above, there is a £19.30 per week deduction

Non-dependant deductions for council tax support from April 2024

Gross income is the amount before any deductions such as tax and national insurance are taken, plus any other income such as universal credit, tax credits or interest from savings.

Gross weekly income of a non-dependant 18 or over, working 16 hours or more per week, with the corresponding reduction in your benefit:

• £554 or above, there is a £15.10 per week deduction
• Between £445 and £554, there is a £12.60 per week deduction
• Between £256 and £445, there is a £10.05 per week deduction
• Less than £256 per week, there is a £4.90 per week deduction

Non-dependants 18 and over and not working, with corresponding reduction in your benefit:

• Full-time students (including summer holidays and not working), there is no deduction taken
• In receipt of IS, JSAIB, ESAIR or UC, there is no deduction taken
• In receipt of pension credit (whether in work or not), there is no deduction taken
• Not working 16 hours or more, not a full-time student or not in receipt of any benefits listed above, there is a £4.90 per week deduction

When will the change take effect?

If we take a non-dependant deduction from your housing benefit or council tax support, it will be taken from the Monday following the date that your non-dependant moved into the property, or from the Monday following the date their income changed.

Last updated: ‎27/03/2024 08:54