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Charging income

If you are paying Emergency Benefit equivalent to a benefit then you must use the appropriate income test for that benefit. In these instances the income deduction will need to be calculated and the correct manual non-standard rate of Emergency Benefit added to SWIFTT. For more information see:

Remember generally Emergency Benefit is granted on the grounds of hardship. If the client has a change in income, you may need to review the client's entitlement to benefit.

Clients in habilitation programmes may face a different income test. For more information see:

Income from Overseas Pensions

Income from overseas pensions is generally treated as a direct deduction from the benefit rate and this requires a separate calculation to charging other types of income.

For more information see:

For more details on what is income and how to charge it see:

Also see:

Legislation

  • Emergency benefit: discretionary grant on ground of hardship section 63 Social Security Act 2018
  • Rates of jobseeker support schedule 4, part 1 Social Security Act 2018
  • Income test (definition) schedule 2 Social Security Act 2018
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