Council Tax Benefit - What income is not counted?

Jaspersmum

Hello

I have checked out the entitled to website and it comes up with council tax benefit as a possible entitlement.

Does anyone know which benefits do not count in the calculation. We currently get ESA(cont), Child tax credit, Child benefit and Industrial injuries benefit. I work 24 hours per week but we don't get any Working tax credit.

Thank you

mikey_bach

the benefits that will be classed as income are
Esa conts, child tax credits and Industrial Injuries benefit
Claiming and working

You and your partner, if you have one, can claim and still work, both full and part time. After deducting income tax, National Insurance and half of any pension, we reduce your earned income using these weekly disregards:

• £5.00 for a single claimant
• £10.00 for a couple and
• £25.00 for a lone parent

and your part tim wages
I had to do a double take on the child tax credits I was surprised

xylophone

http://www.southampton.gov.uk/Images/ESA%20Factsheet%202009_tcm46-225863.pdf

 "ESA (Cont-based) will be treated as unearned income for the individual and the income and capital of the claimant and partner will be used to calculate HB and CTB entitlement."

http://www.eden.gov.uk/benefits-and-tax/benefits/council-tax-benefit/council-tax-benefit-how-it-is-calculated-and-paid/ might be worth a look.

Jaspersmum

mikey_bach wrote: »

the benefits that will be classed as income are
Esa conts, child tax credits and Industrial Injuries benefit
Claiming and working

You and your partner, if you have one, can claim and still work, both full and part time. After deducting income tax, National Insurance and half of any pension, we reduce your earned income using these weekly disregards:

• £5.00 for a single claimant
• £10.00 for a couple and
• £25.00 for a lone parent

and your part tim wages
I had to do a double take on the child tax credits I was surprised

Thank you for your reply.
Why were you surprised? Our income including working, ESA and Ind injuries is around £15,000, we only have 1 child. I thought the income allowed for CTC was £26k, so we are way below that.

mikey_bach

I was surprised by the fact that they take CTC into account for housing benefit purposes

but I suppose it is an income

Jaspersmum

I was more surprised about the industrial injuries benefit - they don't take it into consideration for calculating tax credits - it is all so confusing!!