IndexIndex ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPQRSTUVWY16-19-year-oldschild benefitWho counts as a qualifying young personcouncil taxUnder 20 in further educationeducation maintenance allowance2. Full-time further educationhealth benefitsUnder age 19UCStudents16-21-year-oldsHBWho can get housing benefit25 or underfree dental treatmentUnder age 2626 or overhealth benefitsAge 26 or over16/17-year-oldschild benefitWho counts as a qualifying young personISPersonal allowanceUCWho can claim universal creditacademic years3. Dividing student income throughout the yearactively seeking workJSAStudying and availability for work3. Basic rulesadditional support needs for learning allowanceAdditional support needs for learning allowancetreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsGrants in further educationtax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you do not get a student loanadoptionbenefitsChapter 9: Maternity, paternity and other parental benefitsadult disability paymentChapter 1: Adult disability paymentamount3. Amount of benefitchallenging a decision5. Challenging a decisionclaiming4. Claiming adult disability paymentdaily living componentDaily living componenteligible students2. Who is eligibleentitlement to other benefits and tax credits6. Other benefits and tax creditsfull-time studentsStudentslimited capability for work3. Limited capability for workmobility componentMobility componentpart-time studentsStudentspayment4. Claiming adult disability paymenttime out from studiesFrom three monthsadvanced educationdefinitionAdvanced or non-advanced educationStudentsfull-timeHBFull-time studentsISFull-time studentsWho counts as a full-time studentJSAWhat counts as full timeISAdvanced or non-advanced educationJSAContribution-based jobseeker's allowanceIncome-based jobseeker's allowancepart-timeHBStudying part timeISWhat counts as part timeJSAWhat counts as part timeallied healthcare students1. Full-time higher educationamount of benefitADP3. Amount of benefitCA3. Amount of benefitchild benefit3. Amount of benefitCTC3. Amount of child tax creditESA4. Amount of benefitC-ESAContributory employment and support allowanceI-ESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceHB4. Amount of benefitIS4. Amount of benefitJSA4. Amount of benefitC-JSAContribution-based jobseeker's allowanceI-JSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowanceMA3. Amount of benefitScottish child payment1. Scottish child paymentSMP/SAP/SPP/SSPP/SPBP3. Amount of benefitUC4. Amount of benefitWTC3. Amount of working tax creditapplicable amountESAApplicable amountHBStep six: work out your applicable amountISApplicable amountJSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowancearticulating studentscouncil taxArticulating or direct entry studentsasylum seekershealth benefitsExempt groupsavailable for workJSAStudying and availability for work3. Basic rulesbackdatingCTCStep one: work out your maximum child tax creditHB5. Claiming housing benefitJSA5. Claiming jobseeker's allowanceWTC3. Amount of working tax creditbedroom taxHBStep two: maximum rentUCHousing costs elementbenefit capThe benefit capThe benefit capADP6. Other benefits and tax creditsCA6. Other benefits and tax creditschild benefit6. Other benefits and tax creditsCTCMeans-tested benefitsESA7. Other benefits and tax creditsHBThe benefit capIS7. Other benefits and tax creditsJSA7. Other benefits and tax creditsMA6. Other benefits and tax creditsSMP/SAP/SPP/SSPP/SPBP6. Other benefits and tax creditsUCThe benefit capWTC6. Tax credits and benefitsbenefit weekCourses starting in the autumn term lasting more than a yearBest Start foods3. Best Start foodsqualifying benefits3. Best Start foodsBest Start grants2. Best Start grantschallenging a decision7. Challenging a decisionclaims2. Best Start grantsearly learning payment2. Best Start grantspregnancy and baby payment2. Best Start grantsqualifying benefits2. Best Start grantsschool age payment2. Best Start grantsbudgeting loans5. Budgeting loanschallenging a decision7. Challenging a decisionbursary maintenance allowanceBursary maintenance allowancetreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsGrants in further educationtax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you do not get a student loancapitalcouncil tax reduction3. Council tax reductionESAStep one: capitalHB4. Amount of benefithealth benefitsStep one: capital7. Savings and other capitalISStep one: capitalJSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowancelump-sum paymentshealth benefitsLump-sum paymentsmeans-tested benefitsLump-sum paymentsmeans-tested benefits8. Savings and other capitaltax creditsSavings and investmentsPropertyUC4. Amount of benefit8. Savings and other capitalcare-experienced accommodation grantCare-experienced accommodation granttreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsUndergraduate grantstax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you do not get a student loancare-experienced bursary maintenance allowanceCare-experienced bursary maintenance allowancetreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsGrants in further educationtax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you do not get a student loancare-experienced students' bursaryCare-experienced students' bursarytreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsUndergraduate grantstax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you do not get a student loancare leaverscare-experienced accommodation grantCare-experienced accommodation grantcare-experienced bursary maintenance allowanceCare-experienced bursary maintenance allowancecare-experienced students' bursaryCare-experienced students' bursaryhealth benefitsExempt groupscarer elementCAGetting a carer premium or elementUCCarer elementcarer premiumCAGetting a carer premium or elementESAApplicable amountISPremiumscarersavailable for workJSA3. Basic rulesbenefits of person cared forThe disabled person's benefitCA1. What is carer's allowancecarer element of UCCarer elementISStudying part timetime out from course3. CarersUC3. Basic rulescarer's allowanceChapter 2: Carer's allowanceamount3. Amount of benefitchallenging a decision5. Challenging a decisionclaiming4. Claiming carer's allowanceeligible students2. Who is eligibleentitlement conditionsBasic rulesentitlement to other benefits6. Other benefits and tax creditsentitlement to WTCWorking tax creditfull-time studentsFull-time educationpart-time students2. Who is eligiblepayment4. Claiming carer's allowancecarer's allowance supplementCarer's allowance supplementamountCarer's allowance supplementchallenging a decisionADP5. Challenging a decisionBest Start grants7. Challenging a decisionCA5. Challenging a decisionchild benefit5. Challenging a decisionCTC5. Challenging a decisionESA6. Challenging a decisionfuneral support payments7. Challenging a decisionHB6. Challenging a decisionhealth benefits4. Challenging a decisionIS6. Challenging a decisionJSA6. Challenging a decisionMA5. Challenging a decisionScottish child payment7. Challenging a decisionSMP/SAP/SPP/SSPP/SPBP5. Challenging a decisionUC6. Challenging a decisionWTC5. Challenging a decisionchange of circumstancesCTC4. Awards of child tax credit1. Working out your incomeWTC3. Amount of working tax credit1. Working out your incomecharitable paymentsEducational trusts and endowmentstreatment as incomehealth benefitsVoluntary or charitable paymentsmeans-tested benefitsVoluntary or charitable paymentschild benefitChapter 3: Child benefitamount3. Amount of benefitchallenging a decision5. Challenging a decisionclaiming4. Claiming child benefiteligible students2. Who is eligibleentitlement to other benefits and tax credits6. Other benefits and tax creditsextension periodThe extension periodpaymentGetting paidterminal dateThe terminal datetreatment as incomehealth benefits5. Benefits and tax creditsmeans-tested benefits6. Benefits and tax creditstax creditsChild benefit4. BenefitsUC6. Benefitschild elementCTCStep one: work out your maximum child tax creditUCChild elementchild supporttreatment as incomemeans-tested benefits7. Maintenancetax creditsMaintenancechild tax creditChapter 11: Child tax creditamount3. Amount of child tax creditaward period4. Awards of child tax creditbenefits treated as income4. Benefitscalculation3. Amount of child tax creditchallenging a decision5. Challenging a decisionchild in further education2. Who is eligibleYour parent gets child tax credit for youchild in higher educationYour parent gets child tax credit for youearnings3. Earningseligible students2. Who is eligibleentitlement to other benefits6. Tax credits and benefitsincomeChapter 17: How income affects tax creditsincome thresholdStep three: not getting a means-tested benefitmaximum CTCStep one: work out your maximum child tax creditnew claims1. What is child tax creditoverpayments5. Challenging a decision1. Working out your incomepassport to other benefitsPassported benefitspayment4. Awards of child tax credittreatment as incomehealth benefits5. Benefits and tax creditsmeans-tested benefitsMeans-tested benefits6. Benefits and tax creditstreatment of student support2. Grants and loansworking out income1. Working out your incomechildcarechildcare fundChildcare fundChildcare funddisregarded earnings5. Earningslone parents' childcare grantChildcare fundChildcare fundchildcare allowancetreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsParamedic, nursing and midwifery students' grantsUCIf you do not get a student loanchildcare elementUCChildcare elementWTC3. Amount of working tax creditchildcare fundChildcare fundChildcare fundtreatment as incomehealth benefitsDiscretionary fundsmeans-tested benefitsDiscretionary fundstax credits2. Grants and loans12UCIf you get a student loanIf you do not get a student loan12childrendefinition of a childchild benefitWho counts as a childCTC2. Who is eligibleScottish child payment1. Scottish child paymentUCChild elementclaimant commitmentJSA3. Basic rulesUC3. Basic rulesclaimsADP4. Claiming adult disability paymentBest Start grants2. Best Start grantsCA4. Claiming carer's allowancechild benefit4. Claiming child benefitcouncil tax reductionStudents eligible for council tax reductionESA5. Claiming employment and support allowanceHB5. Claiming housing benefithealth benefits3. Claiming health benefitsJSA5. Claiming jobseeker's allowanceMA4. Claiming maternity, paternity and other parental benefitsScottish child payment1. Scottish child paymentSMP/SAP/SPP/SSPP/SPBP4. Claiming maternity, paternity and other parental benefitsUC5. Claiming universal creditcommunity care grants6. The Scottish Welfare FundcomponentsADPdaily living componentDaily living componentmobility componentMobility componentESA4. Amount of benefitHBStep six: work out your applicable amountcouncil taxChapter 19: Council taxcouncil tax reduction3. Council tax reductiondefinition of studentWho counts as a studentdisability reductionDisability reductiondiscountsDiscountsexempt dwellingsExempt dwellingsliabilityWho is liable for council taxsecond adult rebate4. Second adult rebatewho has to pay2. Who pays council taxcouncil tax reduction3. Council tax reductioncapital3. Council tax reductionclaimingStudents eligible for council tax reductioneligible studentsStudents eligible for council tax reductioncouplescouncil taxCouplesHBWho can get housing benefitISWho can get income supportJSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowanceCouplespersonal allowancesPersonal allowancestudent couplesCouplescrisis grants6. The Scottish Welfare Funddaily living componentADPDaily living componentdental treatmentfree checks1. What are health benefitsfree treatmenteligible groupsDental treatmentqualifying benefitsQualifying benefitsdependants' allowanceDependants' allowanceGrants for living coststreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrants12means-tested benefitsParamedic, nursing and midwifery students' grants12Grants in further educationtax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you do not get a student loan12dependants' grantDependants' granttreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsUndergraduate grantstax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you get a student loanIf you do not get a student loandirect entry studentscouncil taxArticulating or direct entry studentsdisability living allowance1. What is adult disability paymentlimited capability for work3. Limited capability for worktransferring to ADP1. What is adult disability paymentdisability premiumHBWho can get housing benefitISPremiumsJSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowancedisabled child elementCTCStep one: work out your maximum child tax creditdisabled students ADP1. What is adult disability paymentavailable for workJSA3. Basic rulescouncil tax disability reductionDisability reductionESA1. What is employment and support allowanceC-ESAContributory employment and support allowanceI-ESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceHBWho can get housing benefitUC3. Basic rulesElements for illnessWTCQualifying hoursdisabled students' allowanceDisabled students' allowanceGrants for living coststreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsUndergraduate grantsParamedic, nursing and midwifery students' grantstax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you get a student loanIf you do not get a student loan12disabled worker elementWTC3. Amount of working tax creditdiscretionary housing paymentsHBStep two: maximum rentUCHousing costs elementdisregardsbenefits disregardedhealth benefits5. Benefits and tax creditsmeans-tested benefits6. Benefits and tax creditstax credits4. BenefitsUC6. Benefitsearnings disregardedhealth benefits4. Earningsmeans-tested benefits5. Earningstax credits3. EarningsUC5. Earningsstudent support disregardedhealth benefitsGrants12means-tested benefitsChapter 16: How income affects means-tested benefitsGrants in further educationStudent loanstax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you get a student loantax credits disregardedhealth benefits5. Benefits and tax creditsmeans-tested benefits6. Benefits and tax creditsearly learning payment2. Best Start grantsearningstreatment of earningshealth benefits4. Earningsmeans-tested benefits5. Earningstax credits3. EarningsUC5. Earningseducation maintenance allowance2. Full-time further educationtreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsGrants in further educationtax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you do not get a student loaneducational trustsEducational trusts and endowmentseligible rentHBEligible accommodationemployment and support allowanceChapter 4: Employment and support allowanceamount4. Amount of benefitC-ESAContributory employment and support allowanceI-ESAIncome-related employment and support allowancebenefits and tax credits treated as income6. Benefits and tax creditscalculating income1. Working out your incomecalculationIncome-related employment and support allowancecapitalStep one: capital8. Savings and other capitalchallenging a decision6. Challenging a decisionclaiming5. Claiming employment and support allowancecontributory ESA1. What is employment and support allowanceeligible students2. Who is eligibleC-ESAContributory employment and support allowanceI-ESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceentitlement to other benefits and tax credits7. Other benefits and tax creditshousing costsApplicable amountincome-related ESA1. What is employment and support allowancenew claims1. What is employment and support allowanceincomeChapter 16: How income affects means-tested benefitslimited capability for work3. Limited capability for workNI conditionsContributory employment and support allowancepassport to other benefits7. Other benefits and tax creditssupport component4. Amount of benefittime out from studiesFrom the start of your ill healthwork-related activity component4. Amount of benefitenhanced disability premiumESAApplicable amountISPremiumsestrangement from parentsISWho can get income supportUCWho can claim universal creditfamily elementCTCStep one: work out your maximum child tax creditfoster parentssingle foster parentsIS1. What is income supportWho can get income supportUCWho can claim universal creditfuel costsHBStep two: maximum rentfull-time studentsADPStudentsCAFull-time educationchild benefit2. Who is eligiblecouncil tax reductionStudents eligible for council tax reductionCTC2. Who is eligibleESAI-ESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceFull-time studentHBFull-time studentsWho counts as a full-time studentill healthFull-time studentsISFull-time studentsWho counts as a full-time studentJSAWhat counts as full timepregnancyChapter 9: Maternity, paternity and other parental benefits2. Pregnancy and childrenstudent supportfurther education2. Full-time further educationhigher education1. Full-time higher educationWTC2. Who is eligiblefuneral support payments4. Funeral support paymentschallenging a decision7. Challenging a decisionqualifying benefits4. Funeral support paymentsfurther education20 or over20 or over in further or higher educationcouncil taxunder 20Under 20 in further educationfull-timeHBFull-time studentsISFull-time studentsJSAWhat counts as full timeISAdvanced or non-advanced educationJSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowancepart-timeHBStudying part timeISWhat counts as part timeJSAWhat counts as part timestudent supportfull-time students2. Full-time further educationpart-time studentsFurther education coursesstudent support treatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsGrants in further educationFurther education grantstax credits2. Grants and loansUC2. Grants and loansunder 20CTCYour parent gets child tax credit for youfurther education discretionary fundsFurther education discretionary fundtreatment as incomehealth benefitsDiscretionary fundsmeans-tested benefitsDiscretionary fundstax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you do not get a student loanglassesfree checks1. What are health benefitsvouchers for glasses and contact lensesVouchers for glasses or contact lenseshalls of residenceHalls of residencehealth benefitsChapter 5: Health benefitsbenefits treated as income5. Benefits and tax creditscapital7. Savings and other capitalchallenging a decision4. Challenging a decisionclaiming3. Claiming health benefitsearnings4. Earningseligible students2. Who is eligibleincomeChapter 18: How income affects health benefitslow income schemeLow income schemestudent support treatment as income2. Grants and loansworking out income1. Working out your incomehigher educationcouncil taxUnder 20 in higher education20 or over in further or higher educationfull-timeHBFull-time studentsISFull-time studentsJSAWhat counts as full timeISAdvanced or non-advanced educationJSAContribution-based jobseeker's allowanceIncome-based jobseeker's allowancepart-timeHBStudying part timeISWhat counts as part timeJSAWhat counts as part timestudent supportfull-time students1. Full-time higher educationpart-time studentsHigher education coursesstudent support treatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsUndergraduate grantsHigher education grantstax credits2. Grants and loansUC2. Grants and loanshigher education discretionary fundsHigher education discretionary fundtreatment as incomehealth benefitsDiscretionary fundsmeans-tested benefitsDiscretionary fundstax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you get a student loanIf you do not get a student loanHigher National Certificate1. Full-time higher educationHigher National Diploma1. Full-time higher educationhomeHBYour normal hometwo homesHBYou have two homesISHousing costshospitalfares to hospitalQualifying benefitsFares to hospitalhousing benefitChapter 6: Housing benefitamount4. Amount of benefitbenefit capThe benefit capbenefits and tax credits treated as income6. Benefits and tax creditscalculating income1. Working out your incomecalculation4. Amount of benefitcapital4. Amount of benefit8. Savings and other capitalchallenging a decision6. Challenging a decisionclaiming5. Claiming housing benefitdiscretionary housing paymentsStep two: maximum renteligible accommodationEligible accommodationeligible rentEligible accommodationeligible students2. Who is eligibleentitlement conditions3. Basic rulesentitlement to other benefits and tax credits7. Other benefits and tax creditsfull-time studentsWho counts as a full-time studentincomeChapter 16: How income affects means-tested benefitslocal housing allowanceStep two: maximum rentlone parentsWho can get housing benefitmaximum rentStep two: maximum rentnew claims1. What is housing benefitnon-dependant deductionsStep three: deductions for non-dependantspart-time studentsStudying part timepassport to other benefitsPassported benefitspayment5. Claiming housing benefitpayment on account5. Claiming housing benefitpeople living with youStep three: deductions for non-dependantsrent restrictionsStep two: maximum rentsummer vacationYou are away from your term-time homewho can get HBWho can get housing benefithousing costsmet by ESAApplicable amountmet by ISHousing costsmet by JSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowancemet by UCHousing costs elementill healthESA1. What is employment and support allowancefull-time studentsFull-time studentspart-time studentsPart-time studentssuspension of loanStudent supporttime out from studies1. Ill healthUCElements for illnessincapacity for workHBWho can get housing benefitincomebenefits and tax credits treated as incomehealth benefits5. Benefits and tax creditsmeans-tested benefits6. Benefits and tax creditstax credits4. BenefitsUC6. Benefitschange in incometax credits1. Working out your incomeearningshealth benefits4. Earningsmeans-tested benefits5. Earningstax credits3. EarningsUC5. EarningsESAChapter 16: How income affects means-tested benefitshealth benefitsLow income schemeChapter 18: How income affects health benefitsISChapter 16: How income affects means-tested benefitsmaintenancehealth benefits6. Maintenancemeans-tested benefits7. Maintenancetax creditsMaintenanceproperty incometax creditsPropertyregular paymentshealth benefitsRegular paymentsmeans-tested benefitsRegular paymentstax creditsChapter 17: How income affects tax creditsUCPart 3: Treatment of incomeweekly income3. Dividing student income throughout the yearworking out incomehealth benefits1. Working out your incomemeans-tested benefits1. Working out your incometax credits1. Working out your incomeUC1. Working out your incomeincome supportamount4. Amount of benefitbenefits and tax credits treated as income6. Benefits and tax creditscalculating income1. Working out your incomecalculation4. Amount of benefitcapitalStep one: capital8. Savings and other capitalchallenging a decision6. Challenging a decisionclaims1. What is income support5. Claiming income supporteligible students2. Who is eligibleentitlement conditions3. Basic rulesentitlement to other benefits and tax credits7. Other benefits and tax creditsfoster parents1. What is income supportWho can get income supportfull-time studentsWho counts as a full-time studenthousing costsHousing costsincomeChapter 16: How income affects means-tested benefitslone parents1. What is income supportWho can get income supportpart-time studentsStudying part timepassport to other benefitsPassported benefitspaymentGetting paidincome thresholdCTCStep three: not getting a means-tested benefitWTC3. Amount of working tax credit12independent students' bursaryIndependent students' bursarytreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsUndergraduate grantstax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you get a student loanjobseeker's allowanceChapter 8: Jobseeker's allowanceactively seeking workStudying and availability for work3. Basic rulesamount4. Amount of benefitC-JSAContribution-based jobseeker's allowanceI-JSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowanceavailable for workStudying and availability for work3. Basic rulesbenefits and tax credits treated as income6. Benefits and tax creditscalculating income1. Working out your incomecapitalIncome-based jobseeker's allowance8. Savings and other capitalchallenging a decision6. Challenging a decisionclaiming5. Claiming jobseeker's allowancecontribution-based JSA1. What is jobseeker's allowanceContribution-based jobseeker's allowanceeligible students2. Who is eligibleentitlement conditions3. Basic rulesC-JSAContribution-based jobseeker's allowanceI-JSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowanceentitlement to other benefits and tax credits7. Other benefits and tax creditsfull-time studentsWhat counts as full timehousing costsIncome-based jobseeker's allowanceincome-based JSA1. What is jobseeker's allowanceIncome-based jobseeker's allowancenew claims1. What is jobseeker's allowanceincomeChapter 16: How income affects means-tested benefitspart-time studentsStudying part timepassport to other benefitsPassported benefitsrelevant educationContribution-based jobseeker's allowancelimited capability for workESA3. Limited capability for workHBWho can get housing benefittime out from studiesFrom 28 weeksUCWho can claim universal creditElements for illnessliving away from homebursary maintenance allowanceBursary maintenance allowancelocal housing allowanceHBStep two: maximum rentUCHousing costs elementlone parent elementWTC3. Amount of working tax creditlone parentsbenefitsLone parentschildcare grantChildcare fundChildcare fundearnings disregardsmeans-tested benefits5. EarningsHBWho can get housing benefitIS1. What is income supportWho can get income supportparamedic, nursing and midwifery studentsGrants for living costspersonal allowancesISPersonal allowanceUC3. Basic ruleslone parents' childcare grantChildcare fundChildcare fundtreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrants12means-tested benefitsUndergraduate grantsGrants in further educationtax credits2. Grants and loans12UCIf you get a student loanIf you do not get a student loan12lone parents' grantLone parents' granttreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsUndergraduate grants12tax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you get a student loanIf you do not get a student loanlow incomehealth benefitsLow income schemelump-sum paymentshealth benefitsLump-sum paymentsmeans-tested benefitsLump-sum paymentsmaintenancetreatment as incomehealth benefits6. Maintenancemeans-tested benefits7. Maintenancetax creditsMaintenanceUC7. MaintenancematernitybenefitsChapter 9: Maternity, paternity and other parental benefits2. Pregnancy and childrenBest Start foods3. Best Start foodsBest Start grants2. Best Start grantshealth benefitsExempt groupsScottish child payment1. Scottish child paymenttime out from studies2. Pregnancy and childrenmaternity allowanceMaternity allowanceamount3. Amount of benefitchallenging a decision5. Challenging a decisionclaiming4. Claiming maternity, paternity and other parental benefitsentitlement conditionsMaternity allowanceentitlement to other benefits and tax credits6. Other benefits and tax creditsmaximum rentHBStep two: maximum rentmeal chargesHBStep two: maximum rentmidwifery studentsstudent support5. Paramedic, nursing and midwifery studentsstudent support treatment as incomeParamedic, nursing and midwifery students' grantsmobility componentADPMobility componentmodular coursesISWho counts as a full-time studentUCModular coursesmortgage interest loanESAApplicable amountISHousing costsUCHousing costs elementnational insurance contributionsC-ESAContributory employment and support allowanceC-JSAContribution-based jobseeker's allowanceNHS low income schemeChapter 18: How income affects health benefits16-21-year-oldsHBWho can get housing benefitnon-advanced educationchild benefitWho counts as a qualifying young person12CTC2. Who is eligibleYour parent gets child tax credit for youdefinitionAdvanced or non-advanced educationfull-timeHBFull-time studentsISFull-time studentsWho counts as a full-time studentJSAWhat counts as full timeISAdvanced or non-advanced educationJSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowancepart-timeHBStudying part timeISWhat counts as part timeJSAWhat counts as part timenon-dependant deductionsHBStep three: deductions for non-dependantsnursing studentsstudent support5. Paramedic, nursing and midwifery studentsstudent support treatment as incomeParamedic, nursing and midwifery students' grantsonline claimsBest Start grants2. Best Start grantsC-JSA5. Claiming jobseeker's allowanceCA4. Claiming carer's allowanceHB5. Claiming housing benefitScottish child payment1. Scottish child paymentUC5. Claiming universal creditoverlapping benefitsCAOverlapping benefitsoverpaymentstax credits5. Challenging a decision1. Working out your incomeparamedic, nursing and midwifery bursaryBursarytreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsParamedic, nursing and midwifery students' grantsParamedic, nursing and midwifery bursariestax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you do not get a student loanparamedic studentsstudent support5. Paramedic, nursing and midwifery studentsstudent support treatment as incomeParamedic, nursing and midwifery students' grantsparentsbenefitsChapter 9: Maternity, paternity and other parental benefitschild benefitChapter 3: Child benefitCTCChapter 11: Child tax creditfathersFathers and partnersliving apart from parentsISWho can get income supportUCWho can claim universal creditstudent couplesCouplesHBWho can get housing benefitISWho can get income supportWTCworking hoursQualifying hourspart-time studentsADPStudentsCA2. Who is eligiblechild benefit2. Who is eligiblecouncil tax reductionStudents eligible for council tax reductionCTC2. Who is eligibleESAI-ESAIncome-related employment and support allowanceHBStudying part timeill healthPart-time studentsISStudying part timeJSAStudying part timepregnancyChapter 9: Maternity, paternity and other parental benefits2. Pregnancy and childrenstudent supportfurther educationFurther education courseshigher educationHigher education coursesWTC2. Who is eligiblepassported benefitsESA7. Other benefits and tax creditsHBPassported benefitsISPassported benefitsJSAPassported benefitstax creditsPassported benefitsUCPassported benefitspaternitybenefitsChapter 9: Maternity, paternity and other parental benefitstime out from studiesFathers and partnerspayment on accountHB5. Claiming housing benefitpension agecapital8. Savings and other capitalHBWho can get housing benefitpensioner premiumESAApplicable amountISPremiumspersonal allowancesESAApplicable amountHBStep six: work out your applicable amountISPersonal allowanceJSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowancepersonal independence payment1. What is adult disability paymentlimited capability for work3. Limited capability for worktransferring to ADP1. What is adult disability paymentplus one yearPrevious studypostgraduate studentsISWho counts as a full-time studentJSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowancestudent support4. Postgraduatesstudent support treatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsPostgraduate grantsPostgraduate fundingtax credits2. Grants and loansUCIf you get a student loanpregnancybenefitsChapter 9: Maternity, paternity and other parental benefits2. Pregnancy and childrenBest Start food3. Best Start foodsBest Start grants2. Best Start grantshealth benefitsExempt groupstime out from studies2. Pregnancy and childrenpregnancy and baby payment2. Best Start grantspremiumsESAApplicable amountHBStep six: work out your applicable amountISPremiumsJSAIncome-based jobseeker's allowanceprescriptionsfree1. What are health benefitsprofessional and career development loanstreatment as incomehealth benefitsProfessional and career development loansmeans-tested benefitsProfessional and career development loanstax credits2. Grants and loansUCProfessional and career development loansProfessional Graduate Diploma in Education1. Full-time higher educationpropertytreatment of incometax creditsPropertyqualifying young personchild benefitWho counts as a qualifying young personUCStudentsre-sitting exams4. Re-sitsreceiving educationUCStudentsrefugeesISWho can get income supportregular paymentshealth benefitsRegular paymentsmeans-tested benefitsRegular paymentsrelevant educationJSAContribution-based jobseeker's allowancerenteligible rentHBEligible accommodationHB1. What is housing benefitliable for rentHBLiable for rentUCHousing costs elementmaximum rentHBStep two: maximum renttwo homesHBYou have two homesUCHousing costs elementrent restrictionsprivate tenantsHBStep two: maximum rentUCHousing costs elementsocial sector tenantsHBStep two: maximum rentUCHousing costs elementsanctionsJSAStudying and availability for workUCWork-related requirementssandwich courseISWho counts as a full-time studentscholarshipsSponsorship and scholarshipsschool age payment2. Best Start grantsschool lunchesfree school lunchesESA7. Other benefits and tax creditsISPassported benefitsJSAPassported benefitstax creditsPassported benefitsUCPassported benefitsScottish child payment1. Scottish child paymentamount1. Scottish child paymentchallenging a decision7. Challenging a decisionclaims1. Scottish child paymentelgible students1. Scottish child paymentpayment1. Scottish child paymentScottish Welfare Fund6. The Scottish Welfare Fundchallenging a decision7. Challenging a decisionSDS Individual Training AccountsSDS Individual Training Accountstreatment as incomemeans-tested benefitsSDS Individual Training Account paymentsUCSDS Individual Training Account paymentssecond adult rebate4. Second adult rebateself-employmenttax credits5. Other incomeservice chargesHBStep two: maximum rentsevere disability elementWTC3. Amount of working tax creditsevere disability premiumESAApplicable amountHBWho can get housing benefitISPremiumsseverely disabled child elementCTCStep one: work out your maximum child tax creditsingle parents' allowancetreatment as incomehealth benefitsGrantsmeans-tested benefitsParamedic, nursing and midwifery students' grantsUCIf you do not get a student loansingle room rentHBStep two: maximum rentsocial fundbudgeting loans5. Budgeting loanssponsorshipSponsorship and scholarshipsstatutory adoption payStatutory adoption payamount3. Amount of benefitchallenging a decision5. Challenging a decisionclaiming4. 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Earningsstatutory paternity payStatutory paternity payamount3. Amount of benefitchallenging a decision5. Challenging a decisionclaiming4. Claiming maternity, paternity and other parental benefitsentitlement conditionsStatutory paternity payentitlement to other benefits and tax credits6. Other benefits and tax creditstreatment as incometax credits3. Earningsstatutory shared parental payStatutory shared parental payamount3. Amount of benefitchallenging a decision5. Challenging a decisionclaiming4. Claiming maternity, paternity and other parental benefitsentitlement conditionsStatutory shared parental payentitlement to other benefits and tax credits6. Other benefits and tax creditstreatment as incometax credits3. Earningsstatutory sick paytreatment as incometax credits3. Earningsstudent grantscalculating weekly incomeGrantstreatment as incomehealth benefits2. Grants and loansmeans-tested benefitsGrantstax credits2. 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