| Notes about other people » |
| What is meant by "other people"? |
| This means someone aged over 18 who lives in your home who is not one of your dependents (in other words not one of your school age children or your partner). |
| Often this is a grown-up child, other relative or a friend. |
| To be counted they must actually live in your home, so someone visiting for a while would not count - so long as they had their own address somewhere else. |
| If you rent lodgings or you are a boarder, do not count the landlord or their family members. |
| If you have a lodger or a boarder in your household, don't count them either. The income you get from them is counted separately. |
| Joint tenants |
| Do not count Joint Tenants. A joint tenant is someone who has their own tenancy for part of the house or flat you live in. This can often be someone renting another part of the house - or someone who is a flat sharer. They only count as a joint tenant if they have their own separate tenancy agreement. |
| What is "Gross" income |
| This means their income before any deductions for Tax, National Insurance or anything else. |
| Why is this information needed? |
| If someone lives in your household it is expected that they pay a certain amount towards the rent and Council Tax. It does not matter whether they actually pay you anything. Its just assumed they can contribute something. |
| In Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit these other people are know as "Non-dependents" |