Guide to non-dependants (someone 18 or over living with you)
How is the deduction calculated?
The government sets a weekly deduction for each non-dependant based on their income.
Non-dependant deductions for housing benefit from April 2025
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:
- £577 or more, there is a £126.65 per week deduction
- Between £463 and £576.99, there is a £115.45 per week deduction
- Between £348 and £462.99, there is a £101.35 per week deduction
- Between £266 and £347.99, there is a £62 per week deduction
- Between £183 and £265.99, there is a £45.15 per week deduction
- Less than £183 per week, there is a £19.65 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 £19.65 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 £19.65 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 £19.65 per week deduction
Non-dependant deductions for council tax support from April 2025
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:
- £577 or above, there is a £15.35 per week deduction
- Between £463 and £576.99, there is a £12.80 per week deduction
- Between £266 and £462.99, there is a £10.20 per week deduction
- Less than £266 per week, there is a £5 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 £5 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: 31/03/2025 16:51
