SCHEDULE 1Help to heat group eligibility
I11
The benefits referred to in the definition of “help to heat group” in article 2 are—
a
child benefit under Part 9 of the 1992 Act76;
b
child tax credit under section 8 of the Tax Credits Act 200277;
c
guarantee credit (and for this purpose “guarantee credit” is to be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the State Pension Credit Act 200278);
d
housing benefit under Part 7 of the 1992 Act79;
e
income-based jobseeker’s allowance within the meaning of section 1 of the Jobseekers Act 199580;
f
income-related allowance within the meaning of section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 200781;
g
income support under Part 7 of the 1992 Act82;
h
savings credit (and for this purpose “savings credit” is to be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 3 of the State Pension Credit Act 200283;
i
universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 201284;
j
working tax credit under section 10 of the Tax Credits Act 200285.
I22
The condition as to income in paragraph 3 is specified in relation to child benefit.
I33
Where the person claiming child benefit is—
a
a single claimant, the condition as to income is that the claimant’s annual income from all sources does not exceed the amount set out in the first row of the table in the column corresponding to the number of children or qualifying young persons for whom the claimant is responsible;
b
a member of a couple, the condition as to income is that the couple’s combined annual income from all sources does not exceed the amount set out in the second row of the table in the column corresponding to the number of children or qualifying young persons for whom at least one member of the couple is responsible.
Type of claimant | Number of children or qualifying young persons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or more | |
Single claimant | £19,900 | £24,800 | £29,600 | £34,500 |
Member of a couple | £27,500 | £32,300 | £37,200 | £42,000 |
I44
For the purposes of paragraph 3, whether a person is responsible for a child or qualifying young person is to be determined in accordance with Part 9 of the 1992 Act86.
I55
In this Schedule—
“1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 199287;
“child” and “qualifying young person” have the same meaning as in Part 9 of the 1992 Act88;
“couple” means—
- a
two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or
- b
two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners;
- a
“single claimant” means a person who is not a member of a couple.