Important facts – after 6 April 2017
A small number of Income Support claimants get dependants allowance for the children or qualifying young persons in their household as part of their payment
Your Income Support award letter (the letter that tells you how much money you get) will tell you if you get dependants allowance.
If you get Income Support with dependants allowance, the Department for Work and Pensions (
DWP) will no longer pay you an additional amount of dependants allowance for a third or subsequent (fourth, fifth and so on) child or qualifying young person born after 6 April 2017, unless there are special circumstances.