Housing Benefit non-dependant deduction rates (2025 to 2026)

These are the rates for 2025 to 2026 tax year.

You can also find the rates from April 2026.

Aged 18 or over and working

This includes anyone in receipt of Universal Credit and working.

Non-dependant’s gross weekly income Weekly deduction
Less than £183 £19.65
£183 to £265.99 £45.15
£266 to £347.99 £62
£348 to £462.99 £101.35
£463 to £576.99 £115.45
£577 and more £126.65

Other types of income/circumstances

Non dependant circumstances Weekly deduction
Aged under 25 and in receipt of any of the following:
  • Income Support (IS),
  • income based Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), or
  • Employment and Support Allowance (income related) (ESA) which does not include an amount for the support component or work related activity component,
  • Pension Credit, or
  • Universal Credit (UC) and not working
 £0
Aged over 25 and in receipt of any of the following:
  • Income Support (IS)
  • income based Job Seekers Allowance (JSA)
  • Universal Credit (UC) and not working
£19.65
Aged over 18 and in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance (Income Related) main phase £19.65
Anyone else aged 18 or over and not in remunerative work £19.65

Non-dependant deductions will not be made where a claimant or their partner is:

  • registered blind or treated as blind, but not if registered as partially sighted
  • receiving Attendance Allowance
  • receiving the care component of Disability Living Allowance
  • receiving the daily living element of a Personal Independence Payment at the standard or enhanced rate
  • receiving an Armed Forces Independence Payment

If your non-dependants are a couple

We'll only take one deduction. We take the highest of the deductions which apply. If both partners are working we add their income together and the deduction is based on their joint income.