income support and adoption allowance

ezzie1uk

id be interested to hear if anyone else has heard from income support informing them adoption allowance is classed as income

ive had a very scary letter telling me this, when i phoned them up they were unable to tell me why but i should google the legislation myself!

rogerblack

ezzie1uk wrote: »

id be interested to hear if anyone else has heard from income support informing them adoption allowance is classed as income

ive had a very scary letter telling me this, when i phoned them up they were unable to tell me why but i should google the legislation myself!

It may be taken into account partially or in full in some circumstances.

Is the child disabled?
Do they have any savings?
What is the amount of the adoption allowance?

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dmgch28.pdf - 28172

Oliver14

I found this

Medway wrote:

Adoption

Those who adopt children can normally access the full range of benefits according to circumstances, including:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax Benefit
• Disability Living Allowance
• Child Tax Credit
• Working Tax Credit

The law here has changed recently. Adoption allowances are being replaced by discretionary adoption payments. Where an adoption payment is made, it will be completely disregarded for the purpose of means-tested benefits (income support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, Housing and Council Tax Benefit) unless you are still in receipt of Child Dependant's Additions which will be set against your adoption payments.
It is wholly disregarded in the case of Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit.

http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/benefits/content.php?page=advice_adopt

I'd try and speak to someone at CAB to clarrify the situation