Non-dependants are people who live with you who are not your partner or people who are named on your tenancy agreement.
These could be:
- Children who have left school
- Relatives
- Friends
If they are over 18, they are expected to contribute towards your housing costs and/or Council Tax. The government and the council will set these contribution amounts, and these will be deducted from your benefit entitlement. These contributions are called a “non-dependant deduction”. Regardless of whether your non-dependant physically does contribute to your housing costs or council tax, the deductions will be made from your entitlement.
Non-dependant deductions are based on the non-dependants' gross weekly income (pay before stoppages plus any other income including benefits). The deductions are on a sliding scale based on the income of the non-dependant.
You must let us know if there are any non-dependants living with you.
There is no deduction for any non-dependant at all, if the claimant or partner:
- Is blind or has recently regained their sight; or
- Receives to care component of disability living allowance; or
- Receives attendance allowance; or
- Receives the daily living allowance of personal independence payment; or
The non-dependant fits one of the criteria below:
- Aged under 18 years of age
- On work-based training for young people
- In prison or similar forms of detention or on remand
- A patient who has been in hospital for 52 weeks or more
- A temporary resident or visitor or any other person whose normal home is elsewhere
- A full-time student (you will need to provide proof of this in the form of a student certificate from their place of education)
If two non-dependants are partners:
- We may take the higher of the deductions, which apply and don’t count the other partner (but we must add together the income of both partners if both are working).
- By 'partners' we mean a couple who live together as if they are married.
Deductions for Non-Dependants aged 18 or over:
Please click on the links below to find out how much non-dependant deductions are:
Council Tax Non-Dependant deductions for 2022 - 2023
For each non-dependant per week
Income type/threshold/circumstance
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2021/2022 (£)
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2022/23 (£)
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Over 18 working over 16 hours and:
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Gross weekly income: less than £224.00
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4.05
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4.20
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Gross weekly income: £224.00 to £376.99
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8.30
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8.55
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Gross weekly income: £377.00 to £483.99
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10.40
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10.70
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Gross weekly income: £484.00 and above
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12.45
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12.85
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Over 18 and not working or working less than 16 hours:
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In receipt of state Pension Credit, Income Support, Income based Jobseekers Allowance
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0.00
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0.00
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In receipt of Employment Support Allowance (Income Related), both assessment phase and main phase (component awarded)
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0.00
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0.00
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In receipt of Universal credit where the award is calculated on the basis that the customer has no earned income
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0.00
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0.00
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In receipt of Universal Credit, with earned income and works less than 16 hours
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4.05
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4.20
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In receipt of Pension Credit,
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0.00
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0.00
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Under 18 – any circumstances
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0.00
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0.00
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Any other circumstances (including non-dependant not working)
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4.05
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4.20
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*Remunerative work is defined as paid work for 16 or more hours per week or work 16 hours or more a week in the expectation of payment (e.g.self-employment)
Housing Benefit Non-Dependant deductions for 2022 - 2023
Income type/threshold/circumstance
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2021/22 (£)
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2022/23 (£)
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Over 18 working over 16 hours and:
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Gross income: less than £154
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15.95
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16.45
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Gross income: £154 to £223.99
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36.65
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37.80
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Gross income: £224 to £291.99
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50.30
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51.85
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Gross income: £292 to £388.99
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82.30
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84.85
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Gross income: £389 to £483.99
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93.70
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96.60
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Gross income: £484 and above
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102.85
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106.05
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Over 18 and not working or working less than 16 hours:
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Aged under 25 and in receipt of Income Support or Income based Jobseekers Allowance
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Nil
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Nil
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Aged under 25 and in receipt of Employment Support Allowance (Income Related) assessment phase (no components awarded)
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Nil
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Nil
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Aged under 25 and in receipt of Universal credit where the award is calculated on the basis that the customer has no earned income
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Nil
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Nil
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Aged over 25 and in receipt of Income Support, Income based Jobseekers Allowance or Universal credit with no earned income
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15.95
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16.45
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In receipt of Universal Credit, with earned income and works less than 16 hours
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15.95
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16.45
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In receipt of Employment Support Allowance (Income Related) main phase any age
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15.95
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16.45
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In receipt of Pension Credit
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Nil
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Nil
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Under 18 – any circumstances
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Nil
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Nil
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Any other circumstances (including non-dependant not working)
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15.95
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16.45
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