Help - does 16 year old DD,s income have to be declared for my housing benefit?

[RosalieCalvert]

I am a lone parent working full time and receive some housing benefit. I have a 17 year old DD who lives with me and is a full time student just about to start her second year of A levels. Last year she worked for a department store every Saturday and Sunday for 3 months from December before handing in her notice as she wasn’t able to reduce her hours and it was too much with her AS levels.
As per every year i have just received a letter asking me to send in my p60 form fand wage slips however this time they have also asked me to send in a p60 form for my DD and her bank statements. I am worried sick that they might now say that I should have told them about her income and that I have been overpaid benefit. I really didn’t think as she is a full time student and it started off with a Saturday job.
I am just about managing at the moment and if they stop the benefit then I am really going to struggle. DD only worked for 3 months and saved some of that money for University. I am also worried as she was going to work full time next summer as when she goes to University next September she will need the money for rent.

[mayhawke]

If you are still getting child benefit for her then your HB & CT don't change.

[RosalieCalvert]

Many thanks for replying as I was worried that I might get into trouble for benefit fraud