Income Support

Income Support

Income Support is an income related benefit for people aged between 16 years and Pension Credit qualifying age and:

• a carer, pregnant, a lone parent with a child under 5 or, in some cases, unable to work because you’re sick or disabled
• have no income or a low income (your partner’s income and savings will be taken into account)
• working less than 16 hours a week (and your partner works less than 24 hours a week)

The amount of Income Support due may be affected by other income into the household. Savings over a certain amount usually mean you cannot get Income Support (this figure normally changes annually so you should check the current amount).

You don’t need a permanent address, e.g. you can still claim if you sleep rough or live in a hostel or care home. You can also qualify up until the age of 21 if you’re one of the above, are orphaned or estranged from your parents and enrolled in education.

available at GOV.UK