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Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

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677 UK social security benefits wholly exempt from tax: Table B

(1) No liability to income tax arises on the United Kingdom social security benefits listed in Table B. TABLE B—PART 1 BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER PRIMARY LEGISLATION AND NORTHERN IRELAND WELFARE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS etc Social security benefit | Payable under Adult Disability Payment | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 31 Attendance allowance | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 64 Section 64 . . . | . . . | . . . . . . | ... ... | ... ... Bereavement support payment | PA 2014 Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 30 of PA 2014 | Section 30 Best start grant | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 32 Child benefit | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 141 Section 137 . . . | . . . | . . . Child tax credit | TCA 2002 | Part 1 . . . | . . . | . . . Disability assistance for children and young people | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 31 Disability living allowance | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 71 Section 71 Discretionary housing payment | SS(S)A 2018 | Section 88 Discretionary support award | DSR(NI) 2016 | Regulation 2 Flexible support fund payment | ETA 1973 | Section 2 Funeral expense assistance | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 35 Guardian’s allowance | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 77 Section 77 . . . | . . . | . . . Housing benefit | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 130 Section 129 . . . | . . . | . . . . . . | . . . | . . . In-work emergency fund payment | ETA(NI) 1950 | Section 1 Income-related employment and support allowance | WRA 2007 | Section 1(2)(b) Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 1(2)(b) of WRA 2007 Industrial injuries benefit (apart from industrial death benefit) | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 94 Section 94 Job start | ETA 1973 | Section 2 Payments made under the Parental Transitions Support scheme | LGSA 2003 | Section 20 Payments out of the social fund | SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 138 SSCBA 1992 | Section 134 Payments to secure the provision of food and drink, free of charge, to a person to whom a school lunch must be provided under section 53(2) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 , Article 58 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 , section 512(3) of the Education Act 1996 or Article 15(2) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 | SW(S)A 1968 | Section 12 C(S)A 1995 | Section 22 LGSA 2003 | Section 20 GOWA 2006 | Section 60 FPA(NI) 2009 | Section 4 LGE(W)A 2021 | Section 24 Payment under a council tax reduction scheme: England | LGFA 1992 | Section 13A(2) Pension Age Disability Payment | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 31 Pensioner’s Christmas bonus | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 148 Section 144 Personal independence payment | WRA 2012 | Section 77 Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 77 of WRA 2012 . . . | . . . | . . . Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 31 Severe disablement allowance | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 68 Section 68 Short-term assistance | SS(S)A 2018 | Section 36 State maternity allowance | SSCBA 1992 | Section 35 or 35B Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 35 or 35B of SSCBA 1992 State pension credit | SPCA 2002 SPCA(NI) 2002 | Section 1 Section 1 Universal credit | WRA 2012 | Part 1 Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to Part 1 of WRA 2012 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant a reduction of the amount payable of housing benefit | HB(WSP)R(NI) 2017 | Regulation 2 WSPR(NI) 2016 | Regulation 4 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to a reduction of the amount payable of employment and support allowance | WSP(LCP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 8 (when the recipient is entitled to the payment by meeting the condition in regulation 8(2)(b)) SP(LDRP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 20, 21 or 22 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to the loss of disability living allowance | WSP(LDLA)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 4, 8, 13 or 14 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to a reduction in the amount payable of state pension credit | WSP(LCP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 16 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to a reduction in the amount payable of working tax credit | WSP(LDRP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 27 or 28 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to a reduction in the amount payable of state pension tax credit | WSP(LDRP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 33 or 34 Winter heating assistance | SS(S)A 2018 | Section 30 Working tax credit | TCA 2002 | Part 1 Young carer grant | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 28 TABLE B — PART 2 BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER REGULATIONS Social security benefit | Payable under regulations made under . . . | . . . | . . . Carer's Additional Person Payment | CA(CSP)(S)R 2023 | Regulation 14B Discretionary housing payment | CSPSSA 2000 | Section 69 Payments made under the Best Start Foods scheme | SSA 1988 | Section 13 Payments made under the Healthy Start scheme | SSA 1988 | Section 13 Payments to reduce under-occupation by housing benefit claimants | WRPA 1999 WRP(NI)O 1999 | Section 79 Article 70 Payments to secure the provision of food and drink, free of charge, to a person to whom a school lunch must be provided under Article 58 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 or Article 15(2) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 | FAA(NI) 2009 | Section 2 Payment under a council tax reduction scheme: Wales | LGFA 1992 | Section 13A(4) Scottish child payment | SS(S)A 2018 | Section 79 (2) Industrial death benefit is charged to tax under Part 9 (see section 577). (3) In this section “industrial death benefit” means any benefit payable under— (a) section 94 of, and Part 6 of Schedule 7 to, SSCBA 1992, or (b) section 94 of, and Part 6 of Schedule 7 to, SSCB(NI)A 1992.

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677 UK social security benefits wholly exempt from tax: Table B

(1) No liability to income tax arises on the United Kingdom social security benefits listed in Table B. TABLE B—PART 1 BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER PRIMARY LEGISLATION AND NORTHERN IRELAND WELFARE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS etc Social security benefit | Payable under Adult Disability Payment | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 31 Attendance allowance | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 64 Section 64 . . . | . . . | . . . . . . | ... ... | ... ... Bereavement support payment | PA 2014 Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 30 of PA 2014 | Section 30 Best start grant | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 32 Child benefit | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 141 Section 137 . . . | . . . | . . . Child tax credit | TCA 2002 | Part 1 . . . | . . . | . . . Disability assistance for children and young people | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 31 Disability living allowance | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 71 Section 71 Discretionary housing payment | SS(S)A 2018 | Section 88 Discretionary support award | DSR(NI) 2016 | Regulation 2 Flexible support fund payment | ETA 1973 | Section 2 Funeral expense assistance | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 35 Guardian’s allowance | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 77 Section 77 . . . | . . . | . . . Housing benefit | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 130 Section 129 . . . | . . . | . . . . . . | . . . | . . . In-work emergency fund payment | ETA(NI) 1950 | Section 1 Income-related employment and support allowance | WRA 2007 | Section 1(2)(b) Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 1(2)(b) of WRA 2007 Industrial injuries benefit (apart from industrial death benefit) | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 94 Section 94 Job start | ETA 1973 | Section 2 Payments made under the Parental Transitions Support scheme | LGSA 2003 | Section 20 Payments out of the social fund | SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 138 SSCBA 1992 | Section 134 Payments to secure the provision of food and drink, free of charge, to a person to whom a school lunch must be provided under section 53(2) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 , Article 58 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 , section 512(3) of the Education Act 1996 or Article 15(2) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 | SW(S)A 1968 | Section 12 C(S)A 1995 | Section 22 LGSA 2003 | Section 20 GOWA 2006 | Section 60 FPA(NI) 2009 | Section 4 LGE(W)A 2021 | Section 24 Payment under a council tax reduction scheme: England | LGFA 1992 | Section 13A(2) Pension Age Disability Payment | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 31 Pensioner’s Christmas bonus | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 148 Section 144 Personal independence payment | WRA 2012 | Section 77 Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 77 of WRA 2012 . . . | . . . | . . . Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 31 Severe disablement allowance | SSCBA 1992 SSCB(NI)A 1992 | Section 68 Section 68 Short-term assistance | SS(S)A 2018 | Section 36 State maternity allowance | SSCBA 1992 | Section 35 or 35B Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 35 or 35B of SSCBA 1992 State pension credit | SPCA 2002 SPCA(NI) 2002 | Section 1 Section 1 Universal credit | WRA 2012 | Part 1 Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to Part 1 of WRA 2012 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant a reduction of the amount payable of housing benefit | HB(WSP)R(NI) 2017 | Regulation 2 WSPR(NI) 2016 | Regulation 4 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to a reduction of the amount payable of employment and support allowance | WSP(LCP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 8 (when the recipient is entitled to the payment by meeting the condition in regulation 8(2)(b)) SP(LDRP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 20, 21 or 22 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to the loss of disability living allowance | WSP(LDLA)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 4, 8, 13 or 14 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to a reduction in the amount payable of state pension credit | WSP(LCP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 16 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to a reduction in the amount payable of working tax credit | WSP(LDRP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 27 or 28 Welfare supplementary payment payable pursuant to a reduction in the amount payable of state pension tax credit | WSP(LDRP)R(NI) 2016 | Regulation 33 or 34 Winter heating assistance | SS(S)A 2018 | Section 30 Working tax credit | TCA 2002 | Part 1 Young carer grant | SS(S)A 2018 | Sections 24 and 28 TABLE B — PART 2 BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER REGULATIONS Social security benefit | Payable under regulations made under . . . | . . . | . . . Carer's Additional Person Payment | CA(CSP)(S)R 2023 | Regulation 14B Discretionary housing payment | CSPSSA 2000 | Section 69 Payments made under the Best Start Foods scheme | SSA 1988 | Section 13 Payments made under the Healthy Start scheme | SSA 1988 | Section 13 Payments to reduce under-occupation by housing benefit claimants | WRPA 1999 WRP(NI)O 1999 | Section 79 Article 70 Payments to secure the provision of food and drink, free of charge, to a person to whom a school lunch must be provided under Article 58 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 or Article 15(2) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 | FAA(NI) 2009 | Section 2 Payment under a council tax reduction scheme: Wales | LGFA 1992 | Section 13A(4) Scottish child payment | SS(S)A 2018 | Section 79 (2) Industrial death benefit is charged to tax under Part 9 (see section 577). (3) In this section “industrial death benefit” means any benefit payable under— (a) section 94 of, and Part 6 of Schedule 7 to, SSCBA 1992, or (b) section 94 of, and Part 6 of Schedule 7 to, SSCB(NI)A 1992.

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