Changes to Council Tax Benefit from April 2011 affecting
claimants who have other adults living with them
From April 2011 there will
be important changes for people getting Housing Benefit and Council
Tax Benefit who have adults, other than their partner, living with
them. Adults who live with a person claiming Housing or
Council Tax Benefit are known as “non dependants”.
Deductions are usually made
from a claimant’s Housing and Council Tax Benefit if non dependants
live with them.
Separate deductions are
applied to both Housing and Council Tax Benefit. The amount
deducted depends on the non dependant’s income.
Because of Government
changes these deductions will increase steeply from April 2011.
This means tenants whose Council Tax Benefit is reduced because non
dependants live with them, will get less Benefit from April 2011
and so, will have to pay more towards their Council Tax.
The non dependant deductions
to be applied to Council Tax Benefit from April 2011 are shown in
the table below:
|
Non-dependants
circumstances
|
April
2010
|
April
2011
|
|
In receipt of state Pension Credit or in
receipt of Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance (Income based), or
Employment Support Allowance (Income Related)
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
|
Aged 18 or over and in remunerative work
|
|
|
|
Gross income greater than £387.00
|
6.95
|
8.60
|
|
Gross income not less than £310.00 but less
than £387.00
|
5.80
|
7.20
|
|
Gross income not less than £180.00 but less an
£310.00
|
4.60
|
5.70
|
|
Gross income less than £180.00
|
2.30
|
2.85
|
|
Others aged 18 or over
|
2.30
|
2.85
|
There is no deduction for non dependants when
the claimant or their partner is either:
- registered blind or
- gets attendance allowance or the care component of Disability
Living Allowance for themselves or their partner
If you require any information on
these changes and how they affect your Housing and Council Tax
Benefit you can call Tower Hamlets Benefits Service direct on 020
7364 7453 or email us at benefits@towerhamlets.gov.uk.