State benefits that are taxable
The most common benefits that you pay Income Tax on are:
| ➞ | Bereavement Allowance (previously Widow’s pension) |
| ➞ | Carer’s Allowance |
| ➞ | contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) |
| ➞ | Incapacity Benefit (from the 29th week you get it) |
| ➞ | Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) |
| ➞ | pensions paid by the Industrial Death Benefit scheme |
| ➞ | the State Pension |
| ➞ | Widowed Parent’s Allowance |
Tax-free state benefits
The most common state benefits you do not have to pay Income Tax on are:
| ➞ | Attendance Allowance |
| ➞ | Bereavement support payment |
| ➞ | Child Benefit |
| ➞ | Child Tax Credit |
| ➞ | Disability Living Allowance (DLA) |
| ➞ | free TV licence for over-75s |
| ➞ | Guardian’s Allowance |
| ➞ | Housing Benefit |
| ➞ | Income Support - though you may have to pay tax on Income Support if you’re involved in a strike |
| ➞ | income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) |
| ➞ | Industrial Injuries Benefit |
| ➞ | lump-sum bereavement payments |
| ➞ | Maternity Allowance |
| ➞ | Pension Credit |
| ➞ | Personal Independence Payment (PIP) |
| ➞ | Severe Disablement Allowance |
| ➞ | Universal Credit |
| ➞ | War Widow’s Pension |
| ➞ | Winter Fuel Payments and Christmas Bonus |
| ➞ | Working Tax Credit |
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