Income disregards
| For income support/income based job seeker’s allowance/pension credit/
housing and council tax benefit: |
| |
£ |
| Where disability premium or carer’s premium awarded |
20.00 |
| Lone parent getting income support |
20.00 |
| Lone parent not getting income support |
25.00 |
| Single claimant |
5.00 |
| If claim as couple – one or both working |
10.00 |
| Child maintenance |
10.00 |
| Student loan |
10.00 |
| For housing and council tax benefit there is a £15 disregard on
maintenance and up to £300 on childcare costs (up to £175 for 1 child
and £300 for 2 or more children). |
| All social security benefits count in full apart from |
| Attendance allowance |
Disregarded |
| Disability living allowance |
Disregarded |
| War disablement/war widows pensions |
| For housing and council tax benefit |
Disregarded |
| For income support |
£10 disregarded |
| Charitable payment |
| For income support/pension credit/housing benefit |
Disregarded |
| 30 hour allowance in receipt of
working tax credit |
£15.45 disregarded |
