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Housing benefit if live-in son has a lot of capital

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  • Macro_3
    Macro_3 Posts: 662 Forumite
    edited 21 January 2010 at 7:26PM
    real1314 wrote: »
    I'd agree with the first para, but my recollection is that the increasing rates of non-dependant deductions apply to people in remunerative work, based on their gross income.

    Iirc, the lowest rate applies to someone not in remunerative work and not receiving income support, £7.40 when I last checked.

    That's correct - the savings interest can only be added to the gross earnings figure. If gross earnings are disregarded (as in the case of non-dependents in non-remunerative work) or there isn't an earned income then the savings interest does not affect the deduction.
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