Last Modified March 12, 2013
If someone aged 18 or over lives with you, such as a son or daughter, then this may affect the amount of benefit you receive.
In some cases we must make a deduction, which is fixed by central Government, that is intended to reflect the fact that any non-dependant will be making a contribution towards household expenses.
Amounts vary depending on circumstances and some examples from 2012/13 and 2013/14 are shown below:
Non-dependant deductions for 2013/14
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Non-dependant circumstances
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Housing Benefit deduction
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Council Tax Support Deduction (non-protected*)
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Council Tax Support Deduction (protected*)
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Aged 25 or over and in receipt of Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance or Income Related Employment Support Allowance (assessment phase)
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£13.60 per week
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None
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None
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Aged under 25 and in receipt of Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance or Income Related Employment Support Allowance (assessment phase)
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None
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None
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None
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Aged 18 or over and in receipt of Main Phase Income Related Employment Support Allowance.
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£13.60 per week
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None
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None
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Aged 18 or over and in receipt of Contribution Based Job Seekers Allowance or Contribution Based Employment Support Allowance (any phase)
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£13.60 per week
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£7.30 per week
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£3.65 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income less than £126 per week.
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£13.60 per week
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£7.30 per week
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£3.65 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income between £126 and £185.99 per week.
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£31.25 per week
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£7.30 per week
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£3.65 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income between £186 and £241.99 per week.
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£42.90 per week
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£14.50 per week
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£7.25 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income between £242 and £321.99 per week.
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£70.20 per week
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£14.50 per week
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£7.25 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income between £322 and £400.99 per week.
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£79.95 per week
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£18.30 per week
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£9.15 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income more than £401 per week.
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£87.75 per week
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£21.90 per week
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£10.95 per week
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Not in paid work or in receipt of Income Support, Employment Support Allowance or Job Seekers Allowance.
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£13.60 per week
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£7.30 per week
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£3.65 per week
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In receipt of Pension Credit (Guaranteed or Savings Credit)
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None
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None
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None
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Student over the age of 18 studying a full-time course (as defined by the relevant college or university).
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None
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None
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None
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*Under Hertsmere's Council Tax Support scheme for 2013/14, claimants who are of pensionable age, lone parents which a child under the age of 5 and claimants where they or a member of their family are deemed 'disabled' are considered 'protected' and will be subject to a different level of non-dependant deduction from their Council Tax support from those claimants who are not 'protected'.
Non-dependant deductions for 2012/13
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Non-dependant circumstances
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Housing Benefit deduction
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Council Tax Benefit deduction
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Aged 25 or over and in receipt of Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance or Income Related Employment Support Allowance (assessment phase)
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£11.45 per week
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None
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Aged under 25 and in receipt of Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance or Income Related Employment Support Allowance (assessment phase)
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None
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None
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Aged 18 or over and in receipt of Main Phase Income Related Employment Support Allowance.
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£11.45 per week
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None
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Aged 18 or over and in receipt of Contribution Based Job Seekers Allowance or Contribution Based Employment Support Allowance (any phase)
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£11.45 per week
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£3.30 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income less than £124 per week.
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£11.45 per week
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£3.30 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income between £124 and £182.99 per week.
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£26.25 per week
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£3.30 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income between £183 and £237.99 per week.
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£36.10 per week
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£6.55 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income between £238 and £315.99 per week.
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£59.05 per week
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£6.55 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income between £316 and £393.99 per week.
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£67.25 per week
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£8.25 per week
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Aged 18 or over and working more than 16 hours a week or more with a gross weekly income more than £387 per week.
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£73.85 per week
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£9.90 per week
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Not in paid work or in receipt of Income Support, Employment Support Allowance or Job Seekers Allowance.
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£11.45 per week
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£3.30 per week
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In receipt of Pension Credit (Guaranteed or Savings Credit)
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None
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None
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Student over the age of 18 studying a full-time course (as defined by the relevant college or university).
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None
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None
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