Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

Chapter 3 U.K. Taxable UK social security benefits

660 Taxable benefits: UK benefits – Table A U.K.

(1) This is Table A—

TABLE A

TAXABLE UK BENEFITS

Social security benefit	Payable under
[F1 Additional statutory paternity pay	SSCBA	Section 171ZEA or 171ZEB
	Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 171ZEA or 171ZEB of SSCBA 1992.]
Bereavement allowance	SSCBA 1992	Section 39B
	SSCB(NI)A 1992	Section 39B
Carer’s allowance	SSCBA 1992	Section 70
	SSCB(NI)A 1992	Section 70
[F2 Contributory employment and support allowance	WRA 2007	Section 1(2)(a)
	Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 1(2)(a) of WRA 2007]
Incapacity benefit	SSCBA 1992	Section 30A(1) or (5), 40 or 41
	SSCB(NI)A 1992	Section 30A(1) or (5), 40 or 41
Income support	SSCBA 1992	Section 124
	SSCB(NI)A 1992	Section 123
Jobseeker’s allowance	JSA 1995	Section 1
	JS(NI)O 1995	Article 3
[F3 Ordinary statutory paternity pay	SSCBA 1992	Section 171ZA or 171ZB
	Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 171ZA or 171ZB of SSCBA 1992.]
Statutory adoption pay	SSCBA 1992	Section 171ZL
	Any provision made for Northern Ireland which corresponds to section 171ZL of SSCBA 1992
Statutory maternity pay	SSCBA 1992	Section 164
	SSCB(NI)A 1992	Section 160
F4 . . .	F4 . . .	F4 . . .
Statutory sick pay	SSCBA 1992	Section 151
	SSCB(NI)A 1992	Section 147.

(2) A benefit listed below is not “social security income” or a “taxable benefit” if it is charged to tax under another Part of this Act—

• [F5 additional statutory paternity pay;

• ordinary statutory paternity pay;

• statutory adoption pay;

• statutory maternity pay;]

• statutory sick pay.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 660(1) Table A inserted (6.4.2010) by Work and Families Act 2006 (c. 18), s. 19(2), Sch. 1 para. 60(2)(3); S.I. 2010/495, art. 4(d)

F2 Words in s. 660 Table A inserted (18.3.2008 for specified purposes, 27.10.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), s. 70(2), Sch. 3 para. 24(3); S.I. 2008/787, art. 2(1), Sch.; S.I. 2008/787, art. 2(4)(f)

F3 Words in s. 660(1) Table A inserted (6.4.2010) by Work and Families Act 2006 (c. 18), s. 19(2), Sch. 1 para. 60(2)(4); S.I. 2010/495, art. 4(d)

F4 Words in s. 660(1) Table A repealed (6.4.2010) by Work and Families Act 2006 (c. 18), s. 19(2), Sch. 1 para. 60(2)(5), Sch. 2; S.I. 2010/495, art. 4(d)(e)(iii)

F5 Words in s. 660(2) substituted (6.4.2010) by Work and Families Act 2006 (c. 18), s. 19(2), Sch. 1 para. 60(6); S.I. 2010/495, art. 4(d)

661 Taxable social security income U.K.

(1) This section applies in relation to each of the following taxable benefits listed in Table A—

• bereavement allowance,

• carer’s allowance,

• [F6 contributory employment and support allowance,]

• incapacity benefit, and

• income support.

(2) The amount of taxable social security income for a taxable benefit for a tax year is the full amount of the benefit accruing in the tax year irrespective of when any amount is actually paid.

Textual Amendments

F6 Words in s. 661 inserted (18.3.2008 for specified purposes, 27.10.2008 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), s. 70(2), Sch. 3 para. 24(4); S.I. 2008/787, art. 2(1)(4)(f), Sch.

662 Person liable for tax U.K.

The person liable for any tax charged under this Part on a taxable benefit listed in Table A is the person receiving or entitled to the benefit.