Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2024/25Part 5: Other benefitsChapter 37: Social fund payments 6. Tax, other benefits and the benefit cap
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6. Tax, other benefits and the benefit cap
Social fund loans and payments are not taxable.
They are disregarded as income and capital for means-tested benefits and tax credits, and do not affect entitlement to non-means-tested benefits.
Social fund loans and payments are not specified benefits for the benefit cap.
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