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This question is asked both because it affects entitlement to the Severe Disability Premium within PC and CTR and also because a reduction may be made from PC mortgage interest help and CTR in respect of the notional contribution from the non-dependant.
A non-dependant is someone who is NOT:
Benefits legislation prohibits a commercial arrangement between the claimant and a relative living in the same dwelling, or any arrangement that is not on a commercial basis.
This means that a non-dependant will normally be a relative or a son or daughter who is no longer a child or young person. There may be occasions when another person lives in the same dwelling as the relevant person and only pays a peppercorn rent (for example someone who acts as a carer or companion). In such cases that person would be deemed to be a non-dependant.
A person resides with another only if: they share any accommodation except a bathroom, a lavatory, or a room or rooms of common access BUT NOT if each person is separately liable to make payments in respect of his occupation of the dwelling to the Landlord.