A non-dependant deduction is an amount of money taken from your Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support entitlement because you have a non-dependant adult living with you.
A non-dependant is someone aged 18 and over who normally lives with you such as an adult daughter, son, relative or friend.
The following people are not classed as non-dependants:
- your partner
- children for whom you receive child benefit
- joint owners
- tenants
- someone who lives with you to look after you or your partner and who is employed by a charity or voluntary organisation who charges for this service
Deductions
The amount of money we will take from your Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support is based on the income of the non-dependant. If you have a couple living with you, one deduction is made based on their joint income.
The listings below show the amount we will take from your benefits on a weekly basis.
See the deductions for:
- Housing Benefit non-dependant deductions from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
- Council Tax Support non-dependant deductions from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
When you are exempt from non-dependant deductions
You will be exempt from non-dependant deductions if you or your partner are registered blind or receive one of the following benefits:
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - Care Component
- Attendance Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - Daily Living Component
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
You will need to provide proof of your circumstance for the exemption to be applied to your claim.
Circumstances when we will not make a deduction
We will not make a deduction to your entitlement if the non-dependant is:
- aged under 18
- receiving Pension Credit (savings credit or guarantee credit) - a rate of £3.30 per week applies under the working-age Council Tax Support scheme
- under 25 and receiving Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (IB), Employment and Support Allowance (IR) assessment phase or Universal Credit with no earned income - a rate of £3.30 per week applies under the working-age Council Tax Support scheme
- receiving a training allowance or a Youth Training Scheme
- a patient in hospital for 52 weeks or more
- a full-time student (but deductions may be made during the summer vacation if the student does any paid work in this period)
- detained in prison
Housing Benefit Deductions from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
- Non-dependant gross income less than £176, deduction from housing benefit: £19.30
- Non-dependant gross income £176 to £255.99, deduction from housing benefit: £44.40
- Non-dependant gross income £256 to £333.99, deduction from housing benefit: £60.95
- Non-dependant gross income £334 to £444.99, deduction from housing benefit: £99.65
- Non-dependant gross income £445 to £553.99, deduction from housing benefit: £113.50
- Gross income £554 and above, deduction from housing benefit: £124.55
- State Pension Credit, deduction from housing benefit: NIL
- Employment Support Allowance (IR), deduction from housing benefit: £19.30 Income Support / Job Seekers Allowance (aged 18 or over), deduction from housing benefit: £19.30
- Income Support / Job Seekers Allowance (aged 25 or over), deduction from housing benefit: £19.30
- 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
The amount of money will take from your Council Tax Support will be based on the non-dependant's income and whether you are pensioner or working age claimant receiving Universal Credit(UC).
Council Tax Support Deductions From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
- Non-dependant gross income less than £144
- Pensioner claimant deduction: £4.90
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £6.60
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Non-dependant gross income £144 to £255.99
- Pensioner claimant deduction: £4.90
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £6.60
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £13.10
- Non-dependant gross income £256 to £444.99
- Pensioner claimant deduction: £10.05
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £13.10
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £13.10
- Non-dependant gross income £445 to £553.99
- Pensioner claimant deduction: £12.60
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £16.50
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £13.10
- Non-dependant gross income £554 and above
- Pensioner claimant deduction: £15.10
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £19.80
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £13.10
- Pension Credit
- Pensioner claimant deduction: NIL
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Employment Support Allowance (IR)
- Pensioner claimant deduction: NIL
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Employment Support Allowance (C)
- Pensioner claimant deduction: £4.90
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Job Seekers Allowance (C)
- Pensioner claimant deduction: £4.90
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £6.60
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Income Support / Job Seekers Allowance / Employment Support Allowance assessment phase/ Maximum UC (aged 25 and under)
- Pensioner claimant deduction: NIL
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Income Support / Job Seekers Allowance / Maximum UC (aged 25 and over)
- Pensioner claimant deduction: NIL
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £3.30
- Aged 18 and over (not employed)
- Pensioner claimant deduction: £4.90
- Working age claimant not receiving UC deduction: £6.60
- Working age claimant receiving UC deduction: £3.30