Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2019/20Part 4: General rules for other means-tested benefits Chapter 20: Income: under pension age
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Chapter 20: Income: under pension age
This chapter covers:
1. Whose income counts (here)
2. What counts as income (here)
3. Earnings (here)
4. Other income (here)
5. Notional income (here)
6. Working out weekly income (here)
This chapter explains the rules for working out your weekly income for income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance and income-related employment and support allowance. It also covers housing benefit (HB) if you and your partner are under pension age. For pension credit and HB if you or your partner are over pension age, see Chapter 21. For universal credit, see Chapter 7; for tax credits, see Chapter 62; for carer’s allowance, see Chapter 26; and for health benefits, see Chapter 31.
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