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 |
Weekly Deduction |
|
Universal Credit |
Nil |
|
Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance (income based) |
Nil |
|
Employment Support Allowance (income related) |
Nil |
|
Pension Credit |
Nil |
|
Student in full-time education (proof must be provided) |
Nil |
|
Tenant or partner in receipt of PIP (daily living), DLA care rate or Attendance Allowance |
Nil |
|
Non-dependant Working 16 hours per week or more (gross wage) Under £216.99 £217.00 - £376.99 £377.00 - £468.99 £469.00 and over |
£4.05 £8.30 £10.35 £12.45 |
|
All other cases (including non-dependant receiving no income) |
£4.05 |
*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
| Housing Benefit rates for people who have not reached the qualifying age for State Pension Credit |
April 2020 £ Weekly |
April 2021 £ Weekly |
|---|---|---|
| Non-dependant deductions | ||
| Aged under 25 and on Income Support (IS) or income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA(IB)) or ESA(IR) which does not include an amount for the support component or work-related activity component or UC where the award is calculated on the basis that the non-dependant does not have any earned income | Nil | Nil |
| Aged 25 or over and on IS or JSA(IB), or aged 18 or over and not in remunerative work | 15.85 | 15.95 |
| In receipt of main phase ESA(IR) (any age) | 15.85 | 15.95 |
| In receipt f Pension Credit | Nil | Nil |
| Aged over 18 or over and in remunerative work: | ||
| - gross income: less than £149 | 15.85 | 15.95 |
| - gross income: £149 to £216.99 | 36.45 | 36.65 |
| - gross income: £217 to £282.99 | 50.05 | 50.30 |
| - gross income: £283 to £376.99 | 81.90 | 82.30 |
| - gross income: £377 to £468.99 | 93.25 | 93.70 |
| - gross income: £ 469 and above | 102.35 | 102.85 |