Once you have worked out which housing costs your income support (IS), income-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA), income-related employment and support allowance (ESA) or pension credit (PC) can meet, you can calculate the amount you get. You get the normal weekly charge for the housing costs that can be included in your benefit.1IS
Sch 3 para 17(1) IS Regs
JSA
Sch 2 para 16(1) JSA Regs
ESA Sch 6 para 18(1) ESA Regs
PC
Sch 2 para 13(1) SPC Regs If you pay your housing costs annually or irregularly or over 53 weeks, the weekly amount is worked out by dividing what is payable for the year by 52.2IS
Sch 3 para 17(3) IS Regs
JSA
Sch 2 para 16(3) JSA Regs
ESA Sch 6 para 18(3) ESA Regs
PC
Sch 2 para 13(3) SPC Regs If your home is used for both business and domestic purposes, only the housing costs for the part in which you live are included.3IS
Sch 3 para 5 IS Regs
JSA
Sch 2 para 5 JSA Regs
ESA Sch 6 para 7 ESA Regs
PC
Sch 2 para 6 SPC Regs