Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1)

Part 10 U.K. Social security income

Chapter 4 U.K. Taxable UK social security benefits: exemptions

Income support U.K.

665 Exempt unless payable to member of couple involved in trade dispute U.K.

(1) No liability to income tax arises on income support unless—

(a) the income support is payable to one member of a married or unmarried couple (“the claimant”), and

(b) section 126 of SSCBA 1992 or section 125 of SSCB(NI)A 1992 (trade disputes) applies to the claimant but not to the other member of the couple.

(2) In this section “married couple” and “unmarried couple” have the same meaning as in section 137(1) of SSCBA 1992 or section 133(1) of SSCB(NI)A 1992.