The resources of a claimant are their total income and any capital. If they qualify for any disregards described below, these will be taken off. If the claimant is working, a certain amount of the net weekly earnings is ignored. The rest is counted as a resource. The same applies to the partner s earnings.
Any money earned by children of school age is ignored.
If the child has left school but is still dependant, some of their earnings may be included in the assessment. Child Benefit and the main National Insurance benefits and pensions are counted in full as income. Part of any War or War Widow s Pension is ignored. Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance are usually totally ignored. Some other types of income, e.g. certain payments received from charities, can be ignored in full or in part.