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Temporary Additional Support : Contents

Partner does not qualify

A partner does not qualify for Temporary Additional Support if they are:

  • subject to a non-entitlement period or
  • subject to a stand-down or
  • subject to a 100% suspension of their benefit because of a sanction or
  • a full-time student (with no dependent children or no disability costs for any family member that exceed the maximum rate of Disability Allowance paid)

If the partner does not qualify, MSD assesses the client's Temporary Additional Support application as if they were a couple, but only pays 50% of the calculated Temporary Additional Support rate to the qualifying client.

Rate of payment

If the client meets the qualifications for Temporary Additional Support, the rate payable for Temporary Additional Support should be calculated as follows:

Chargeable income

  • Net rate of main benefit (before any sanction or deduction) as a couple.
  • Any Disability Allowance paid to the client for any qualifying family member (including any child for whom Orphans Benefit or Unsupported Childs Benefit is paid)
  • Any Accommodation Supplement paid to the client
  • Any other net income received or earned by the client and their non-qualified partner
  • Any Working for Families Tax Credits payments payable to the client and their non-qualified partner

Assets

Use the assets owned by both the client and their non-qualified partner

Standard costs

Calculate 70% of the net rate of benefit paid at the couple's rate

Calculate 70% of the net rate of family tax credit payable

Upper limit

Calculate the upper limit for a couple

Rate of payment

Assess the client as a couple and pay only 50% of this rate to the qualifying client

Note Best Start tax credit is not included in the calculation of standard costs.

For more information see:

Example - partner does not qualify

Legislation

  • Prescribed amount of support: exceptions regulation 66 Social Security Regulations 2018
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A sanction is a penalty imposed on a client's benefit for failure to fulfil their obligations.

Working for Families Tax Credits is financial help that Inland Revenue pays to qualifying families with dependent children. It includes:

For more information contact Inland Revenue

A non-entitlement period is a 13 week period when the client or their spouse or partner is not entitled to a benefit because they: