Non-dependants
The maximum amount of Housing Benefit or Local Council Tax Support awarded takes into account if there are also non-dependants living in the same household.
Extra people in your property
Other adult people living in your property are known as non-dependants. A non-dependant is someone over 18 who normally lives with you but is not your partner or a dependant child.
If you have a non-dependant living in your property you may have a set weekly amount deducted form you Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support for each non-dependant.
A deduction will not be made if you or your partner:
- gets Attendance Allowance or Disability Living Allowance care component or
- is registered blind
No deductions are made for non-dependants who are:
- under 18
- a full-time student
- under 25 and in receipt of any of the below
- Universal Credit with no earned income
- Income Support (IS)
- Income Based (IB) Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
- Income Related (IR) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) assessment rate phase
- in receipt of pension credit
- in prison
- in hospital for more than 52 weeks
Boarders and sub-tenants
If the person living with you is a boarder or sub-tenant, they are not counted as a non-dependant but some of the money that they pay you may count as your income.
Non-dependant Rates 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 - Housing Benefit
Non-dependant income information - aged 18 or over and in remunerative work | Deduction rates |
Gross income less than £183.00 per week | £19.65 |
Gross income not less than £183.00 but less than £265.99 per week | £45.15 |
Gross income not less than £266.00 but less than £347.99 per week | £62.00 |
Gross income not less than £348.00 but less than £462.99 per week | £101.35 |
Gross income not less than £463.00 but less than £576.99 per week | £115.45 |
Gross income over £577.00 per week | £126.65 |
In receipt of Pension Credit | £0.00 |
In receipt of Main Phase ESA(IR) under 25 years old | £19.65 |
In receipt of JSA(IB) or IS or in assessment phase of ESA(IR) until 25 years old | £0.00 |
Aged 25 or over and on IS/JSA or in receipt of main phase ESA(IR) | £19.65 |
Others aged 18 or over | £19.65 |
Non-dependant Rates 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 - Local Council Tax Support
Non-dependant income information - aged 18 or over and in remunerative work | Deduction rates |
Gross income less than £266.00 per week | £5.00 |
Gross income between £266.00 but less than £462.99 per week | £10.20 |
Gross income not less than £463.00 but less than £576.99 per week | £12.80 |
Gross income over £577.00 | £15.35 |
In receipt of Pension Credit | £0.00 |
In receipt of Main Phase ESA(IR) under 25 years old | £0.00 |
In receipt of JSA(IB) or IS or in assessment phase of ESA(IR) until 25 years old | £0.00 |
Aged 25 or over and on IS/JSA or in receipt of main phase ESA(IR) | £0.00 |
Others aged 18 or over | £5.00 |
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