Income Support Program UK

How to Get Income Support Program UK
Eligibility To qualify for Income Support you must be all 5 of the following: pregnant or a carer or a lone parent with a child under 5 or, in some cases, unable to work because you’re sick or disabled between 16 and Pension Credit qualifying age you have no income or a low income and no more than £16,000 in savings (your partner’s income and savings will be taken into account) working less than 16 hours a week and your partner must also work less than 24 hours a week (you may still qualify if you do unpaid voluntary work or go on parental or paternity leave). living in England, Scotland or Wales - there are different rules for Northern Ireland Also, you qualify if you’re in full-time education (excluding university), are aged between 16 and 20 and are one of the following: a parent not living with a parent or someone acting as a parent a refugee learning English You’ll continue to receive Income Support until your course finishes if you’re orphaned or estranged from your parents and it ends the same year that you turn 21. You don’t need a permanent address - for example, you can still claim if you: sleep rough live in a hostel or care home When you won’t qualify You won’t usually qualify if you: get Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance are a young person being looked after by a local authority (unless you’re a single parent) have savings above £16,000 need permission to enter the UK
What you'll get You get: a basic payment (personal allowance) extra payments (premiums) Your income and any savings (over £5,999) can affect how much you get. Personal allowance You must be at least 16 to get Income Support. Status Age Weekly payment Single 16 to 24 £57.90 Single 25 or over £73.10 Lone parent 16 to 17 £57.90 Lone parent 18 or over £73.10 Couples Both under 18 £57.90 Couples Both under 18 - ‘higher rate’ £87.50 Couples One under 18, the other 18 to 24 £57.90 Couples One under 18, the other 25 or over £73.10 Couples One under 18, one over - ‘higher rate’ £114.85 Couples Both 18 or over £114.85 Higher rate You could get the higher rate if either of you is responsible for a child, or if each of you would be eligible for one of the following if you weren’t a couple: Employment and Support Allowance Income Support Jobseeker’s Allowance Premiums You could also get an Income Support ‘premium’ - this is extra money based on your circumstances, for example if: your partner is a pensioner you’re disabled or a carer Reference: UK Income Support