Deductions for people living with non-dependants

We may reduce your weekly benefit if you have a non-dependant living in the property with you. A non-dependant is a person over 18 years of age who normally lives with you, such as an adult son, daughter or parent.

The deductions are set each year by the government and will depend on the age, circumstances and income of the non-dependant.

Exceptions for non-dependants deductions

There is no deduction for non-dependants if either you or your partner:

are registered blind
receive Attendance Allowance
receive the care component of Disability Living Allowance or the daily living component of the Personal Independence Payment

There is no deduction if your non-dependant is:

under 18
under 25 and on:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance which does not include an amount for the support component or work-related activity component
- Universal Credit calculated without earned income
receiving Pension Credit
a full-time student or healthcare student
participating in 'work-based training for young people' (formerly Youth Training)

There are no non-dependant deductions from your Council Tax reduction entitlement if you are working age.

Non-dependant deduction rates April 2024 to March 2025

Income of non-dependant	Housing Benefit deduction	Council Tax reduction for Pension Age claimants
In receipt of Pension Credit	£0	£0
Under 25 and on: Income Support Income-based Jobseekers Allowance Income-related Employment Support Allowance which does not include an amount for the support component or work-related activity component Universal Credit calculated without earned income	£0	£0
Aged 25 or over and on: Income Support Income-based Jobseekers Allowance Universal Credit calculated without earned income	£19.30	£0
Aged 18 or over and in receipt of main phase income-related Employment Support Allowance	£19.30	£0
Aged 18 or over and not working or working less than 16 hours a week, or in receipt of Contribution Based Employment and Support Allowance	£19.30	£4.90

Housing Benefit claimant deductions

The following deductions apply if you are aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week.

Gross weekly income of non-dependant (including income other than earnings)	Housing Benefit deduction
Less than £162	£19.30
Between £162 and £235.99	£44.40
Between £236 and £307.99	£60.95
Between £308 and £409.99	£99.65
Between £410 and £510.99	£113.50
£511 and above	£124.55