23. Applicable amounts
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23. Applicable amounts
Your local authority needs to assess your applicable amount if you are not on universal credit or the guarantee credit of pension credit. Your applicable amount is made up of:
    ■personal allowances – you get one or more of these for various members of your family, including children; plus
    ■premiums – many people, but not all, get one or more premiums to take account of family responsibilities, disabilities and responsibilities as a carer; plus
    ■additional components – apply only if you are entitled to main-phase employment and support allowance (ESA).
    HB Regs, reg 22 ; HB(SPC) Regs, reg 22
Personal allowances
Lower personal allowances can apply to people aged under 25, unless the claimant is entitled to main-phase ESA.
Personal allowances
per week
Single person
aged 25 or over
£95.55
aged 16-24
£75.65
entitled to main-phase ESA
£95.55
pension age*
£238.00
pension age**
£256.00
Lone parent
aged 18 or over
£95.55
aged under 18
£75.65
entitled to main-phase ESA
£95.55
pension age*
£238
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