The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008

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19.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the following deductions from the amount to be met under the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule in respect of housing costs are to be made—

(a)in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over who is engaged in any remunerative work, [F1£124.55];

(b)in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over to whom paragraph (a) does not apply, [F2£19.30].

(2) In the case of a non-dependant aged 18 or over to whom sub-paragraph (1)(a) applies because that non-dependant is in remunerative work, where the claimant satisfies the Secretary of State that the non-dependant's gross weekly income is—

(a)less than [F3£176.00] the deduction to be made under this paragraph will be the deduction specified in sub-paragraph (1)(b);

(b)not less than [F4£176.00] but less than [F5£256.00], the deduction to be made under this paragraph will be [F6£44.40];

(c)not less than [F7£256.00] but less than [F8£334.00], the deduction to be made under this paragraph will be [F9£60.95];

(d)not less than [F10£334.00] but less than [F11£445.00], the deduction to be made under this paragraph will be [F12£99.65];

(e)not less than [F13£445.00] but less than [F14£554.00], the deduction to be made under this paragraph will be [F15£113.50].

[F16(2A) Where a non-dependant deduction is being made under the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017, the amount of the deduction under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is to be reduced by an amount equal to that non-dependant deduction.]

(3) Only one deduction is to be made under this paragraph in respect of a couple or, as the case may be, the members of a polygamous marriage, and where, but for this sub-paragraph, the amount that would fall to be deducted in respect of one member of a couple or polygamous marriage is higher than the amount (if any) that would fall to be deducted in respect of the other, or any other, member, the higher amount is to be deducted.

(4) In applying the provisions of sub-paragraph (2) in the case of a couple or, as the case may be, a polygamous marriage, regard will be had, for the purpose of sub-paragraph (2), to the couple's or, as the case may be, all the members of the polygamous marriage's, joint weekly income.

(5) Where a person is a non-dependant in respect of more than one joint occupier of a dwelling (except where the joint occupiers are a couple or members of a polygamous marriage), the deduction in respect of that non-dependant is to be apportioned between the joint occupiers (the amount so apportioned being rounded to the nearest penny) having regard to the number of joint occupiers and the proportion of the housing costs in respect of the dwelling occupied as the home payable by each of them.

(6) No deduction is to be made in respect of any non-dependants occupying the dwelling occupied as the home of the claimant, if the claimant or any partner of the claimant is—

[F17(a)certified as blind or severely sight impaired by a consultant ophthalmologist, or who is within 28 weeks of ceasing to be so certified;]

(b)receiving in respect of that claimant or that claimant's partner either—

(i)an attendance allowance; F18...

[F19(ia)pension age disability payment;]

(ii)the care component of the disability living allowance[F20; F21...]

[F22(iia)the care component of child disability payment;]

[F20(iii)the daily living component][F23; F24...]

[F25(iiia)the daily living component of adult disability payment; or]

[F23(iv)armed forces independence payment.]

(7) No deduction is to be made in respect of a non-dependant—

(a)if, although the resides with the claimant, it appears to the Secretary of State that the dwelling occupied as the non-dependant's home is normally elsewhere;

(b)if the [F26non-dependant] is in receipt of a training allowance paid in connection with youth training;

(c)if the non-dependant is a full-time student during a period of study or, if the non-dependant is not in remunerative work, during a recognised summer vacation appropriate to the non-dependant's course;

(d)if the non-dependant is aged under 25 and in receipt of income support, an income-based jobseeker's allowance or an income-related allowance [F27which does not include an amount under section 4(2)(b) of the Act] [F27and they are still in the assessment phase in accordance with regulation 4];

(e)in respect of whom a deduction in the calculation of a rent rebate or allowance falls to be made under regulation 74 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (non-dependant deductions);

[F28(f)to whom, but for paragraph (5) of regulation 71 (definition of non-dependant) paragraph (4) of that regulation would apply;]

(g)if the non-dependant is not residing with the claimant because the non-dependant has been a patient for a period in excess of 52 weeks, or is a prisoner, and for these purposes—

(i)“patient” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(13) and “prisoner” has the meaning given in regulation 69(2) (special cases); and

(ii)in calculating a period of 52 weeks as a patient, any two or more distinct periods separated by one or more intervals each not exceeding 28 days is to be treated as a single period; F29...

(h)if the non-dependant is in receipt of state pension credit; [F30or]

[F30(ha)if the non-dependant is aged less than 25 and is entitled to an award of universal credit which is calculated on the basis that the non-dependant does not have any earned income;]

[F31(7ZA)] [F32For the purposes of sub-paragraph (7)(b)]—

“youth training” means—

(i)

arrangements made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990; or

(ii)

arrangements made by the Secretary of State for persons enlisted in Her Majesty's forces for any special term of service specified in regulations made under section 2 of the Armed Forces Act 1966 (power of Defence Council to make regulations as to engagement of persons in regular forces),

for purposes which include the training of persons who, at the beginning of their training, are under the age of 18.

[F33(7A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (7)(ha), “earned income” has the meaning given in regulation 52 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013.]

(8) In the case of a non-dependant to whom sub-paragraph (2) applies because that non-dependant is in remunerative work, there is to be disregarded from that non-dependant's gross income—

(a)any attendance allowance [F34, pension age disability payment] [F35, disability living allowance[F36, armed forces independence payment] [F37,] personal independence payment] [F38or adult disability payment] received by that non-dependant;

(b)[F39any Grenfell Tower payment[F40, child abuse payment [F41, Windrush payment or Post Office compensation payment]] or] any payment made under [F42or by] the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust, the Fund, the Eileen Trust [F43, MFET] [F44, the Skipton Fund, the Caxton Foundation][F45, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme] [F46, an approved blood scheme] [F47, the London Emergencies Trust, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund [F48, the National Emergencies Trust]] or [F49the Independent Living Fund (2006)] which, had that non-dependant's income fallen to be calculated under regulation 104 (calculation of income other than earnings), would have been disregarded under paragraph 22 of Schedule 8 (income in kind); and

(c)any payment which, had that non-dependant's income fallen to be calculated under regulation 104 would have been disregarded under paragraph 41 of Schedule 8 (payments made under certain trusts and certain other payments).

[F50(d)any payment made under or by a trust, established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that during their mother’s pregnancy she had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide, and which is approved by the Secretary of State.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(1)(a) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(a)

F2Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(1)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(b)

F3Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(2)(a) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(c)

F4Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(2)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(d)(ii)

F5Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(2)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(d)(iii)

F6Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(2)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(d)(i)

F7Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(2)(c) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(e)(ii)

F8Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(2)(c) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(e)(iii)

F9Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(2)(c) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(e)(i)

F10Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(2)(d) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(f)(ii)

F11Sum in Sch. 6 para. 19(2)(d) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(l), 30(7)(f)(iii)