Tax rates and allowances
Means Tested Benefits (Updated April 2010)
Published 19 April 2010
Archived article from 2010. Rates, thresholds and rules may have changed since then. Ask us for the current position before you act on it.
Means tested Benefits: |
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Income Support |
£ per week | |||||||||
Personal Allowances |
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| Single person aged | 16 – 24 | 51.85 | ||||||||
| 25 or over | 65.45 | |||||||||
| Lone parent | Under 18 (usual rate) | 51.85 | ||||||||
| 18 or over | 65.45 | |||||||||
| Couples | Both under 18 | 78.30 | ||||||||
| Both / one over 18 | 102.75 | |||||||||
| Dependent children * | Aged 0 - 1 | 68.07* | ||||||||
| Aged 1 – 20 57.57* | ||||||||||
| Maintenance Paid ? Now Fully Disregard | ||||||||||
Premiums |
Family: ordinary rate | 17.40* | ||||||||
| Disability: single | 28.00 | |||||||||
| Disability: couple | 39.85 | |||||||||
| Check qualifying age ? | Pensioner: single | 67.15 | ||||||||
| Check qualifying age ? | Pensioner: couples | 99.65 | ||||||||
| Enhanced disability | ||||||||||
| Single person | 13.65 | |||||||||
| Couple | 19.65 | |||||||||
| Child | 21.00* | |||||||||
| Severe disability: | ||||||||||
| One Qualify | Single rate | 53.65 | ||||||||
| Both Qualify | Couple rate | 107.30 | ||||||||
| Disabled child | 52.08* | |||||||||
| Carer | 30.05 | |||||||||
Employment Support AllowanceBasic Award: Single £ 65.45 Couples £ 102.75Work Related £ 91.40 £ 128.70 Support Component £ 110.50 £ 153.80 |
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| Pension Credits (Minimum weekly amounts) | ||||||||||
| Single | 132.60 | Check ages? | Couples | 202.40 | ||||||
| Disabled, Carers, Mortgages etc would get more so check | ||||||||||
Saving Credit Threshold |
Maximum savings amount wk |
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| Single | 98.40 | Single | 20.52 | |||||||
| Couple | 157.25 | Couple | 27.09 | |||||||
| Income Based Jobseekers (As Income Support) | ||||||||||
| Housing / Council Tax (As above except) | ||||||||||
| Single 65 + | 153.15 | Family premium: lone | 22.20 | |||||||
| Couple one 65 + | 229.50 | |||||||||
| Check for full Child Benefit & Child Maintenance Disregards | ||||||||||
| Maternity Grant Health / Pregnancy £190 Sure Start £500 | ||||||||||
Cold Weather Payment |
£25 | |||||||||
Working Tax Credit (Per Annum) Child Tax Credit |
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| £6,420 ( Then 39%) Thresholds (Then 39%) £16.190 | ||||||||||
Elements |
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Basic £1,920 |
Family £545 | |||||||||
| 30 + Hours £790 | Baby £545 | |||||||||
| Couple/Lone Parent £1,890 | Child (each) £2,300 | |||||||||
| Disability £2,570 | Disability £2,715 | |||||||||
| Severe Disability £1,095 | Severe Disability £1,095 | |||||||||
| 50+ Over 30 Hours £1,965 | ||||||||||
| 50+ (16 – 29 Hours) £1,320 | ||||||||||
| Childcare = 80% (1 Child £175) (2 + Children £300) | ||||||||||
| New £25,000 earnings disregard applies | ||||||||||