Income Support

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Income Support is an income-related benefit in the United Kingdom for people who are on a low income. Claimants of Income Support are entitled to certain other benefits, for example, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and help with health costs. A person with savings over £16,000 cannot get Income Support and savings over £6,000 affect how much Income Support can be received. The claimant must be between 16-59, inclusive, and must work less than 16 hours a week.

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If the claimant is at school they may be able to get Income Support if they are:

Looking after their own child
An orphan and nobody is looking after them
Unlikely to be able to get a job because of a severe disability.

They may also be able to receive Income Support if they are:

Not living with their parents or being supported by them
Not in touch with their parents
Separated from their parents for reasons that cannot be avoided and nobody is looking after you in their place.

If the claimant is aged 18 to 24 and is attending an unwaged Work Based Learning Programme (England) or Skillseekers (Scotland) course, they may be able to get Income Support.

If the claimant is aged 16 or 17 they may only get Income Support if they fall into one of the categories of persons who can get Income Support whilst studying.