Part 10U.K.Social security income

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

Jobseeker’s allowanceU.K.

671Amounts in excess of taxable maximumU.K.

(1)If the amount of jobseeker’s allowance paid to a person (“the claimant”) for a week or a part of a week exceeds the claimant’s taxable maximum for that period, no liability to income tax arises on the excess.

(2)The claimant’s taxable maximum for a period is determined under sections 672 to 674.