income support and working

suelees1

This is getting confusing :huh: . To answer the question about how Income Support is affected here's an example for a single person only -

Single person on IS = 60.50
8 hrs min wage = 45.84
earnings disregard = 5.00
income for benefit purposes = 40.84

They then deduct the £40.84 from IS entitlement leaving Income Support of £19.66 pw. As long as the claimant is still in receipt of IS they'll continue to get any HB and CTB if this is relevant

trishaa

thanks suelees1, so is it definatley only £5 they disregard?

thanks.

mcc28_x

Normal disregards
In most cases the first £5.00 of your earnings from part-time work is ignored in the Income Support calculation. For couples, the first £10.00 is ignored.
Higher disregards
For some people there is a higher earnings disregard. In the following cases the first £20.00 of your and your partner’s joint earnings are ignored:

• if you are a lone parent
• if you get a disability premium (or you would get it if you were not an in-patient or living in a care home)