Non-taxable income

Child related

Child Benefit
Child Tax Credit
Child Trust Fund
Maintenance payments received given by a civil partner or spouse
Maternity Allowance
Maternity grants received by Sure Start
One-parent Benefit only if a claim was made before April 1997
Childcare vouchers – limits do apply
Guardian’s Allowance
Adoption allowances received through a local authority or some adoption agencies
Foster care receipts – limits do apply
Additional child dependency payments paid with State Retirement Pension Incapacity Benefit Widowed Parent’s and Carer’s Allowance
Clothing and School uniform grants
Fares for School journeys
Young Person’s Bridging Allowance

Educational grants including higher education student support and maintenance allowance
Back to Work Bonus
Compensation for the loss of a job, contractual and statutory redundancy payments up to the first £30,000 received.
Insurance policy benefits for unemployment paid to cover living costs such as Payment protection and mortgage protection insurance.

The interest supplement part of a tax rebate through PAYE
Working Tax Credit
NS&I – National Savings and Investment Certificates
ISA’S – Individual Saving Accounts
Particular profits and bonuses from life assurance policies
National Lottery winnings
Betting for example football pools and horse racing
Prizes received from Premium bonds
Social Care Crisis and budgeting loans
Social Care Fund Community care grants
Tax Reserve Certificates
Purchased annuities – capital element of the amount you receive
Investment bonds and Insurance policy withdrawals up to 5% of the amount initially invested

Particular pensions including:-

Armed Forces disability pensions

Voluntary pensions which are not associated to a previous employer and to a past job and are paid into on an annual basis

Retirement pension granted due to an injury at work

Pension payments made as a lump sum up to a certain limit of the capital value
Pension Credit compensation taken out between 29/04/1988 and 30/06/1994
Interest for mis-sold personal pensions taken out between 29/04/1988 and 30/06/1994
War Disablement Pension
War Widow’s/Widower’s pension
War orphan’s pension

Personal injury compensation or damages in any form and any interest incurred up to the time of a court judgement
Financial loss allowance for Juror’s who are employed
Bereavement payments
Funeral expenses payments

Insurance policy benefits for sickness or disability paid to cover living costs such as long term care insurance and permanent health insurance
Disability Living Allowance
Short-term lower rate Incapacity Benefit paid for the first 28 week period
Industrial Injuries Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance and Disablement benefit
Industrial Injuries Constant Attendance and Reduced Earnings Allowance
Severe Disablement Allowance for claimants who made a claim before April 2001
Hospital Travel Scheme travelling expenses