Other adults who live with you

If you have other adults living with you, known as non-dependants, they may be expected to make a contribution towards your rent.

This means your support may be reduced, based on their gross income and circumstances.

Non-dependants are adults over the age of 18 years who normally live with you and are not:

  • your partner
  • a joint tenant or owner
  • someone who pays you rent

We will not reduce your support if you are:

  • registered blind
  • receiving Attendance Allowance
  • receiving Disability Living Allowance with the care component
  • receiving the daily living part of Personal Independence Payment
2023/24 deductions - Housing Benefit
Non-dependant's circumstancesHousing Benefit Reduction
Working 16+ hours per week (in remunerative work):  
 - Gross income £511.00 or more £116.75
 - Gross income between £410.00 & £510.99 £106.35
 - Gross income between £308.00 & £409.99 £93.40
 - Gross income between £236.00 & £307.99 £57.10
 - Gross income between £162.00 & £235.99 £41.60
 - Gross income less than £162.00 £18.10
In receipt of Pension Credit £Nil
In receipt of Income Support or income-based Job Seeker's Allowance and aged 25 or over £18.10
In receipt of Income Support or income-based Job Seeker's Allowance and aged under 25 £Nil
In receipt of income-related Employment & Support Allowance (assessment phase) £Nil
In receipt of income-related Employment & Support Allowance (main phase) £18.10
In receipt of contribution-based Employment & Support Allowance (assessment or main phase) £18.10
Others not in remunerative work £18.10
2022/23 deductions - Housing Benefit
Non-dependant's circumstancesHousing Benefit Reduction
Working 16+ hours per week (in remunerative work):  
 - Gross income £484.00 or more £106.05
 - Gross income between £389.00 & £483.99 £96.60
 - Gross income between £292.00 & £388.99 £84.85
 - Gross income between £224.00 & £291.99 £51.85
 - Gross income between £154.00 & £223.99 £37.80
 - Gross income less than £154.00 £16.45
In receipt of Pension Credit £Nil
In receipt of Income Support or income-based Job Seeker's Allowance and aged 25 or over £16.45
In receipt of Income Support or income-based Job Seeker's Allowance and aged under 25 £Nil
In receipt of income-related Employment & Support Allowance (assessment phase) £Nil
In receipt of income-related Employment & Support Allowance (main phase) £16.45
In receipt of contribution-based Employment & Support Allowance (assessment or main phase) £16.45
Others not in remunerative work £16.45
2023/24 deductions - Council Tax Support
Non-dependant's circumstancesCouncil Tax Support Amount
Working 16+ hours per week (in remunerative work):  
 - Gross income £511.00 or more £14.15
 - Gross income between £410.00 & £510.99 £11.80
 - Gross income between £236.00 & £409.99 £9.40
 - Gross income less than £236.00 £4.60
In receipt of Pension Credit £Nil
In receipt of Income Support or income-based Job Seeker's Allowance £Nil
In receipt of income-related Employment & Support Allowance (assessment or main phase) £Nil
In receipt of contribution-based Employment & Support Allowance (assessment or main phase) £4.60
Others not in remunerative work £4.60
2022/23 deductions - Council Tax Support
Non-dependant's circumstancesCouncil Tax Support Amount
Working 16+ hours per week (in remunerative work):  
 - Gross income £484.00 or more £12.85
 - Gross income between £389.00 & £483.99 £10.70
 - Gross income between £224.00 & £388.99 £8.55
 - Gross income less than £223.99 £4.20
In receipt of Pension Credit £Nil
In receipt of Income Support or income-based Job Seeker's Allowance £Nil
In receipt of income-related Employment & Support Allowance (assessment or main phase) £Nil
In receipt of contribution-based Employment & Support Allowance (assessment or main phase) £4.20
Others not in remunerative work £4.20

A deduction will be taken for each non-dependant living with you. For example, based on 2023/24 figures, if you have two adult children living with you and each child earns more than £511.00 gross per week, the deductions used to work out your benefit calculations are:

  • Housing Benefit: 2 x £116.75 = £233.50
  • Council Tax Support: 2 x £14.15 = £28.30

However, if there is a non-dependant couple living with you, then their joint weekly income is used to calculate the deduction. For example, if your son and his partner live with you and respectively earn £150.00 and £175.00 gross per week their joint gross earnings are £325.00. Based on the figures for 2023/24 the deductions would therefore be £93.40 for Housing Benefit and £9.40 for Council Tax Support.

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Page last updated: 02 February 2023

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