Non-dependant deductions

Adults who live with a person claiming Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction (other than the claimants partner) known as “non dependants” the following deductions will be made from their Housing Benefit.

Separate deductions are applied to both Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction and the amount deducted depends on the non-dependant’s income.

The non-dependant deductions to be applied to Housing Benefit are shown in the table below:

Non-dependant deductions
Weekly gross income	Amount (£) per week
£577 or more	£126.65
Between £463 and £576.99	£115.14
Between £348 and £462.99	£101.35
Between £266 and £347.99	£62
Between £183 and £265.99	£45.15
Under £183	£19.65
Other circumstances where a deduction is made	£19.65

No deductions
No deduction made	£ per week
Aged under 25 and on income support or income-based jobseeker's allowance	Nil
Aged under 25 and on income-related employment and support allowance (assessment phase)	Nil
Aged under 25, on universal credit and with no earned income	Nil
Aged under 18	Nil
In receipt of pension credit	Nil
In hospital for 52 weeks or more	Nil
In prison	Nil
Receives a youth training allowance	Nil

No deduction for non-dependants criteria

There is no deduction for non-dependants when the claimant or their partner is either:

registered blind or
gets Attendance Allowance or
gets the care component of Disability Living Allowance /Personal Independence Payment for themselves or their partner