Non Dependants and Council Tax Benefit
A non-dependant is someone who normally lives with you but is not:
- Your husband/wife/partner.
- A child that you get child
benefit for.
- A joint-tenant.
- A sub-tenant.
- A
resident landlord, or a member of the resident landlord’s family.
- Someone who lives
with you and takes care of you, or your partner, and is employed by a charitable or voluntary body who
charge you for the care.
Typically a non-dependant will be a grown up son or daughter that has left school
but still lives at home with you. However a non-dependant can also be another relative or a friend that
lives with you. The regulations say that we must reduce your Benefit by a set amount (The amount of
the deduction is set by Central Government) each week for each non-dependant who is living with you.
The amount of this non dependant deduction depends on the income of the non-dependant not the amount
they pay you.
If no proof of a non-dependants income is provided, the highest possible deduction
will be taken until such proof has been received.
If you or your partner are in receipt of Attendance Allowance or the care component
of Disability Living Allowance, a non-dependant deduction will not be taken. You
must provide proof that you receive this income.
The table below shows the actual amounts that will be deducted.
Council Tax Benefit Non-Dependant
Deductions 2008-09
Weekly income amounts (Gross)
and aged 18 or over | Deduction Per Week |
Less than £172.00 per week | £2.30 |
£172.00 to £295.99 | £4.60 |
£296.00 to £368.99 | £5.80 |
£369.00 or more | £6.95 |
Others aged 18-25 on Income Support | £0.00 |
Others in receipt of Guarantee Pension Credit | £0.00 |
Others aged 25-60 on Income Support or Income based Job Seekers | £0.00 |
Others aged 18-or over | £2.30 |
In receipt of Pension Credit and in remunerative work | £0.00
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Remunerative
work is defined as working for 16 hours or more per week.
The others category is mostly made up of those non-dependants aged
18 and over who are not in receipt of income Support or Job Seekers Allowance income-based and who do
not work full time (such as people in receipt of other state benefits).
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