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Deductions for other adults living with you

Information on deductions for non-dependants that could reduce the amount of council tax support you get.

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The amount you get may be reduced if you have someone, other than your partner, living with you such as grown up children, friends or other relatives. These deductions are known as ‘non-dependant’ deductions.

Weekly Council Tax Support deduction if aged 18 or over and working at least 16 hours
Gross weekly income Deduction
£484 or more £12.85
£389 to £483.99 £10.70
£224 to £388.99 £8.55
Under £224 £4.20
Weekly Council Tax Support deduction if aged 18 or over and not working or working under 16 hours
Circumstances Deduction
25 and over and receiving IS, JSA(IB) or ESA (IR) Nil
25 and over and receiving Universal Credit with no earned income £4.20
Under 25 and receiving IS, JSA(IB), ESA (IR) or Universal Credit with no earned income Nil
In receipt of pension credit Nil
Students or student nurses Nil
Others £4.20

We will not make a deduction if you or your partner are:

  • Registered blind
  • Getting Attendance Allowance
  • Getting the care component of Disability Living Allowance
  • Getting the standard or enhanced rate of the daily living component of Personal Independence Payments

If you have a couple living with you we will only take one deduction. If one is working full time we will add the joint income together and use this to decide the deduction. If neither are working we will take the higher one of the deductions that apply

The amount of the deduction depends on whether or not they work full time and if they do it will be based on their total gross weekly income.


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