Hello all

A quick and easy couple of questions I hope,

(1) Where a client has two non dependants living with her that are being counted as two non dependants deductions for HB/CTB, and then the client is awarded DLA care component, do both non dependents cease to be non depenent deductions, or is it just one per DLA award.

(2) Where a client has two non dependants living with her but one is on IS and uner 25 so does not count as a NDD, and the client is awarded DLA care component, will they both not count as NDD or is it just one per household.

I can't beleive in all the time I have been doing this, that I have never come across a client with more than one non dependant, and all the information I looked at said where a non dependent was not a NDD, not where non dependants were NDD, which set me wondering.

An award of DLA care component renders all ND invisable .....

Excellent.

Many thanks

........and one of the non depes, assuming they are family, could claim Carer's allowance if claimant is receiving middle rate care if they are not working .....