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IS20 - A guide to Income Support

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Who can get Income Support?

People aged 16 or 17

People who can get Income Support

  Income Support and Incapacity Benefit

People in education

If you are under 19 (and in certain circumstances up to the age of 20) and at school or college

If you are a school leaver

Couples

Rates of entitlement for 16 or 17 year olds

If you are 19 or over and single

People who are going abroad temporarily

A temporary visit to Northern Ireland

If your partner stays in Great Britain

People from abroad (including returning UK nationals)

General rules

People who can claim full Income Support

People who can claim reduced Income Support

Sponsored immigrants

Trade disputes

Involvement in the dispute

If you have no partner

If you do have a partner

  When you return to work

People who are working

Parental leave

Paternity leave

Remunerative work rule

Exceptions to the remunerative work rule

Job Grant

Your benefit when you finish a job

Income Support Rapid Reclaim

Housing Benefit Rapid Reclaim

People without accommodation

Sleeping rough

People living in hostels

People living in care homes

More information

Hospital in-patients

Single claimants

Lone parents

Couples

Dependent child or young person in hospital

Linked periods in hospital

Housing costs

Young people being looked after by a local authority

Members of religious orders

Prisoners and their families

Your benefits after sentencing

Payments on discharge

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