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Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27
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22 Jul 2026
Chapter 12: Applicable amounts
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Chapter 12: Applicable amounts
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Chapter 12: Applicable amounts
Key facts
1. What are applicable amounts
What is included in your applicable amount
2. Personal allowances
Rates of personal allowances for people aged 18 or over
Rates of personal allowances for 16/17-year-olds
Personal allowances for children
Rate of personal allowance for children
3. Premiums and additional amounts
Premiums and additional amounts for children
Family premium
Disabled child premium
If your child dies
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If you undertake training
Exclusions
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If you are already getting benefit
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4. Components
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CPAG. "Chapter 12: Applicable amounts." In
Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27.
, 2026. Accessed August 26, 2026.
CPAG,
https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-269286CITANCHOR.
CPAG. "Chapter 12: Applicable amounts." In
Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27.
, 2026. Accessed August 26, 2026. https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-269286CITANCHOR.
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Welfare Benefits Handbook 2026/27
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March 11, 2026
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