Disabled Person’s Tax Credit
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Disabled Person’s Tax Credit was a former UK tax credit that provided additional financial support to low-income workers with disabilities before being superseded by newer welfare benefits.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK tax credit
ⓘ
in-work benefit ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
HM Revenue and Customs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inland Revenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
make work financially worthwhile for disabled people
ⓘ
reduce poverty among disabled workers ⓘ |
| appliedTo | low-income workers with disabilities ⓘ |
| benefitStructure | basic credit plus disability elements ⓘ |
| benefitType |
means-tested benefit
ⓘ
non-contributory benefit ⓘ |
| calculatedBasedOn |
disability-related elements
ⓘ
earned income ⓘ household circumstances ⓘ |
| componentOf | UK social security system ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
being in paid work
ⓘ
having a qualifying disability ⓘ having low income ⓘ working a minimum number of hours per week ⓘ |
| hadInteractionWith |
National Insurance contributions
ⓘ
income tax liability ⓘ |
| introducedAsPartOf | reform of in-work benefits for disabled people ⓘ |
| legalForm | tax credit ⓘ |
| linkedTo | disability benefits such as Disability Living Allowance ⓘ |
| paymentFrequency |
four-weekly
ⓘ
weekly ⓘ |
| policyArea |
disability welfare
ⓘ
taxation ⓘ |
| policyObjective |
compensate for extra costs of disability in employment
ⓘ
support disabled people to remain in work ⓘ |
| provided | regular cash payments ⓘ |
| purpose | provide additional financial support ⓘ |
| replaced | Disability Working Allowance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredEvidence |
evidence of employment
ⓘ
proof of disability ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Employment and Support Allowance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Working Tax Credit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
disabled employees
ⓘ
self-employed disabled people ⓘ |
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