TCM0132200 - Miscellaneous (A to B): Award calculation stage 3a - Determine if income adjustments due (Info)

If a customer is not entitled to any of the following social security benefits, any income declared by the family will be taken into account in the award calculation

• Income Support (IS)
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Pension Credit (or Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) before October 2003).

Where the customer is entitled to any of the above for part of the award period, income is

• ignored for the entitlement period when the benefit was received

and

• taken into account for the other entitlement periods.

If income adjustments are due, follow the guidance in TCM0132220.