Fuel Allowance for Pensioners

T.C.

Just a quick question: Does anyone know if fuel allowance is taxable? Thanks.

Monsoon

Educated guess: no

Rozzi Rainbow

I agree with Monsoon, we never include it on pensioners' tax returns.

T.C.

That's great. I have not included it in the tax return, but then has second-thoughts on it. Thanks for your advice.

Monsoon

T.C. wrote: »

That's great. I have not included it in the tax return, but then has second-thoughts on it. Thanks for your advice.

It's something they give to everyone as soon as they hit a certain age. Majority of those people won't be in self assessment, it's defnintely not taxed at source.

Now I'm at a PC not on my mobile.....

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/eimanual/eim76100.htm

EIM76100 - Social security benefits: list of non-taxable social security benefits
Part 10 ITEPA 2003

UK social security benefits specified at Table B Parts 1 and 2 at Section 677(1) ITEPA 2003 are wholly exempt from tax.

The following benefits are not taxable. The benefits are described at the paragraphs mentioned below:

* Attendance Allowance
* Back to Work Bonus (see EIM76223)
* Bereavement Payment (see EIM76171), replaced Widow's Payment from 9 April 2001
* Child Benefit
* Child's Special Allowance
* Child Tax Credit
* Cold Weather Payments, see also Winter Fuel payment
* Council Tax Benefit, administered by local authorities
* Constant Attendance Allowance, see industrial disablement benefit below
* Disability Living Allowance
* Income related Employment and Support Allowance (see EIM76186)
* Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance, see industrial disablement benefit below
* Guardian's Allowance
* Housing Benefit, administered by local authorities
* Incapacity Benefit for first 28 weeks of entitlement, taxable thereafter (see EIM76180)
* Income Support, certain payments (see EIM76190)
* Industrial Injuries Benefit, a general term covering industrial injuries pension, reduced earnings allowance, retirement allowance, constant attendance allowance and exceptionally severe disablement allowance
* Invalidity Benefit, replaced by Incapacity benefit from April 1995 but still payable where invalidity commenced before April 1995.
* In-work credit
* In-work emergency discretion fund payment
* In-work emergency fund payment
* Maternity Allowance, see EIM76361
* Payments out of the Social Fund to people on a low income to help with maternity expenses, funeral costs, financial crises and as community care grants. The fund also makes interest-free loans.
* Pensioner's Christmas Bonus
* State Pension credit
* Reduced Earnings Allowance, see industrial disablement benefit above
* Retirement Allowance, see industrial disablement benefit above
* Return to work credit, including the self-employment credit
* Severe Disablement Allowance
* War Widow's pension, see EIM76103
* Winter Fuel payment
* Working Tax Credit.