Tax on Benefits

NorthernGeezer_2

Is Job Seekers Allowance and Universal Credit classed as income for tax purposes?

Alice_Holt

https://www.gov.uk/income-tax/taxfree-and-taxable-state-benefits

NorthernGeezer_2

Thanks for that Alice.

Danday

That makes me weep every time I see that table!!!

molerat

Danday wrote: »

That makes me weep every time I see that table!!!

Yep, not enough of them on the taxable list

BorisThomson

molerat wrote: »

Yep, not enough of them on the taxable list

Feeding the troll by trolling some more. Good job

Alice_Holt

Danday wrote: »

That makes me weep every time I see that table!!!

"I think newcomers to this forum need to bear in mind that this is a public site on which anyone can post. You can't assume information is trustworthy, indeed some posters are known to disrupt, post disinformation, and tell tall stories.

I would caution newcomers to be wary of any advice supplied that doesn't contain a link to an authoritative site. Such sites include adviceguide, entitled to, turn2us, revenuebenefits.
Accredited benefit advice is available from local advice agencies such as Citizens Advice.

Please don't take horror stories about benefit assessments, appeals etc at face value. There are posters on here who whose aim seems to be to alarm, frighten, and generally dissuade OP's from pursuing sensible actions to claim / regain the right benefits.

Harmful and misleading posters are easily identified by the reaction to their posts."

The OP was answered at post 2, acknowledged by the OP at post 3.
IMO further opinionated posts appear to be seeking to fuel divisive debate on the back of a genuine question now answered.

Danday

Alice_Holt wrote: »

"I think newcomers to this forum need to bear in mind that this is a public site on which anyone can post. You can't assume information is trustworthy, indeed some posters are known to disrupt, post disinformation, and tell tall stories.

I would caution newcomers to be wary of any advice supplied that doesn't contain a link to an authoritative site. Such sites include adviceguide, entitled to, turn2us, revenuebenefits.
Accredited benefit advice is available from local advice agencies such as Citizens Advice.

Please don't take horror stories about benefit assessments, appeals etc at face value. There are posters on here who whose aim seems to be to alarm, frighten, and generally dissuade OP's from pursuing sensible actions to claim / regain the right benefits.

Harmful and misleading posters are easily identified by the reaction to their posts."

The OP was answered at post 2, acknowledged by the OP at post 3.
IMO further opinionated posts appear to be seeking to fuel divisive debate on the back of a genuine question now answered.

Thank you, personally I could not have written that better myself. Yes there are many on this forum that do have an ulterior motive for whatever reason. This forum is only to be used as a guidance and not as an authorative source.