Part 10U.K.Social security income

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

Income supportU.K.

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

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

(a)the income support is payable to one member of a F1... 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 [F2“couple” has] the same meaning as in section 137(1) of SSCBA 1992 or section 133(1) of SSCB(NI)A 1992.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 665(1)(a) omitted (5.12.2005) by virtue of The Tax and Civil Partnership Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3229), regs. 1(1), 163(a)