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Deductions and Dependency Increases – DWP Benefits

Focus on Disability - For Disabled People, the Elderly and their Carers in the UK

Local Council Tax, Fuel and Housing Benefit deductions and dependency increases applied to benefits and work by the Department for Work and Pensions

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Updated April 2023

Non-dependant deductions

People who normally share your accommodation but are not dependent on you for financial support are known as non-dependants. Others who live with you as a family and any children you have fostered do not count as non-dependants.

Any non-dependants who normally share your accommodation could affect the amount of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support you get whether or not you are also getting Income Support, income-based JSA or Pension Credit.

Non-dependant deductions from Housing Benefit and from Income Support, income-based JSA, income-related ESA and Pension Credit

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Aged 25 and over in receipt of IS and JSA(IB), or any age in receipt of main phase ESA(IR), aged 18 or over, not in remunerative work 16.45 18.10
Aged 18 or over and in remunerative work Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Gross income: less than £162 16.45 18.10
Gross income: £162 to £235.99 37.80 41.60
Gross income: £236 to £307.99 51.85 57.10
Gross income: £308 to £409.99 84.85 93.40
Gross income: £410 to £510.99 96.60 106.35
Gross income: £511 and above 106.05 116.75

Deductions from housing benefit

Service charges for fuel

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Heating 35.25 35.25
Hot water 4.10 4.10
Lighting 2.85 2.85
Cooking 4.10 4.10

Amount ineligible for meals

3 or more meals a day Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Single claimant 30.10 33.15
Each person in family aged 16 or over 30.10 33.15
Each child under 16 15.25 16.80
less than three meals a day Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Single claimant 20.05 22.10
Each person in family aged 16 or over 20.05 22.10
Each child under 16 10.05 11.05
Breakfast only – claimant and each member of the family 3.70 4.05

Amount for personal expenses (not HB)

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Amount for personal expenses (not HB) 27.00 29.75

Third party deductions from IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and Pension Credit

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Arrears of housing, fuel and water costs Council Tax etc. and deductions for ELDS and ILS 3.85 4.25

Child Maintenance Deduction

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Standard deduction 8.40 8.40

rrears of Community Charge

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Court order against claimant 3.85 4.25
Court order against couple 6.10 6.70

Fine or compensation order

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Standard rate 5.00 5.00
lower rate 3.85 4.25

Recovery of overpayments (not contribution-based JSA or contribution-based ESA)

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Maximum deduction rates for recovery of overpayments (not JSA(C)/ESA(C)) ordinary overpayments 11.55 12.75

Fraud Overpayments

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Housing Benefit / CTB only 19.25 21.25
Benefits (not HB or Council Tax) 30.80 34.00

Deductions from contribution-based JSA and contribution-based ESA

Arrears of Comm. Charge and overpayment recovery

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Age 16 – 24 20.35 22.40
Age 25 + 25.66 28.26

Arrears of Council Tax and Fines

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Age 16 – 24 24.42 26.88
Age 25 + 30.80 33.92

Maximum deduction for arrears of Child Maintenance

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
Age 16 – 24 20.35 22.40
Age 25 + 25.66 28.26

Sanction reduction rate for New Style ESA and JSA

Deductions Rates 2022/23 (£) Rates 2023/24 (£)
under 25 8.60 9.50
25 and over 10.90 12.00

Personal Allowance will be reduced in full when customer is subject to a sanction.

  • are registered blind or were so in the last 28 weeks;

  • receive Attendance Allowance;

  • receive Constant Attendance Allowance;

  • receive the care component of Disability Living Allowance (at any rate).

  • No deductions are made if the non-dependant:

  • is under 18;

  • is a youth trainee;

  • is in prison or similar forms of detention;

  • has been in hospital for 52 weeks or more;

  • usually lives elsewhere (but you will need to tell us their permanent address, otherwise we may still make the deduction); or
  • is a full time student or student nurse (although a HB deduction applies if the non-dependant works for 16 hours per week or more during the summer vacation).

Special rules apply to delay the deduction for those aged 65 or over:

  • If you or your partner are aged 65 or over and:
    • a non-dependant moves in (and a deduction would normally apply to them); or
    • a non-dependant has a change in circumstances that would mean that a higher deduction should be made.
    • The deduction starts 26 weeks after the non-dependant moved in or 26 weeks from their change in circumstances.

Updated April 2023

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