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Capital limit:

NB: No upper capital limit if aged 60 or over and getting guarantee credit

Disregarded capital:

£6,000
PERSONAL ALLOWANCES AND PREMIUMS
- see income support, except:
- Family premium (some lone parents) - claims before 6.4.98 = £22.20
- Family premium (baby addition) = £10.50
Personal allowances for pensioners
- Single 60-64 = £124.05
- Single 65+ = £143.80
- Couple 60-64 = £189.35
- Couple 65+ = £215.50
TAPER FOR INCOME ABOVE INCOME SUPPORT RATE
- Housing benefit = 65%
- Council tax benefit = 20%
DEDUCTIONS FROM RENT
Fuel (less for one room, or if actual charge is less):
- Heating = £15.45
- Lighting = £1.25
- Hot water = £1.80
- Cooking = £1.80
Meals:
- Breakfast only provided = £2.65
- Full board provided (adults)= £21.60
- Half board provided (adults)= £14.35
- Full board provided (children) = £10.90
- Half board provided (children)= £7.20
Non-dependants:
Aged 18+ in full-time work:
- gross income less than £116 = £7.40
- gross income £116.00 - £171.99 = £17.00
- gross income £172 - £222.99 = £23.35
- gross income £223 - £295.99 = £38.20
- gross income £296 - £368.99 = £43.50
- gross income £369+ = £47.75
Aged 25+, receiving IS/income based JSA = £7.40
Aged 18 +, not working, not on IS/income based JSA = £7.40
Aged 16-17; aged 18-24 on IS/income-based JSA; normal home elsewhere; full time student; getting pension credit; in prison; claimant or partner blind or receiving attendance allowance/DLA care component; in hospital over 52 weeks = Nil

DEDUCTIONS FROM COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT

Non-dependants:

Aged 16-17; on IS/income-based JSA; normal home elsewhere; full-time student; in prison;claimant or partner blind or receiving AA/DLA care component; receiving pension credit; qualify for certain types of status discount = Nil