Estimated Result

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your rent amount must be an actual number or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your LHA amount must be an actual number or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your rent free weeks must be a "realistic" whole number or 0

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your Council Tax Bill must be an actual number or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your age must be a whole number

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Children aged under 16 must be a whole number or 0

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Young adults aged 16 to 19 must be a whole number or 0

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Disabled children must be a whole number or 0

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Disabled children must be a whole number or 0

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your earnings must be actual numbers or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your Unearned income figures must be actual numbers or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your Savings / Investments figures must be actual numbers or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your childcare charges must be an actual number or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your student loan or grant contributions must be an actual number or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your Working Tax Credits must be an actual number or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your Pension Credits must be an actual number or 0.00

***** Error -- probable input error detected ***** Your non-dependant numbers must be actual numbers or 0

The total Applicable Amount figure (automatically calculated) is £ 106.40

The total Net Weekly Income figure is £ 0.00 (automatically calculated) including £ 0.00 Tax / Pension Credits p/w

How your benefit is worked out. If the Total Applicable Amount is higher than Net Weekly Income, Maximum Benefit is awarded. But if Net Weekly Income is higher than the Total Applicable Amount, 65% of the "excess income" is deducted from Maximum HB to find the award. For Council Tax Benefit a 20% of the "excess income" taper is deducted from the maximum award. NB Non-dependant deductions are also taken off at this stage.

Weekly Housing Benefit Award answer is £ 0.00

Weekly Main Council Tax Benefit answer is £ 0.00

Alternative Council Tax Benefit is often called Second Adult Rebate. It is based on the income of the non-dependants. The program calculates if you are better off with a benefit award based on your circumstances or your non-dependants.

Alternative result is £ 0.00 Second Adult Rebate weekly CT Benefit

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