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<p /> <p>For claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, income-related Employment
and Support allowance or Pension Credit, half of any contributions towards an occupational
or personal pension scheme are deducted from any income from employed earners’ employment
taken into account when calculating entitlement. In the case of self-employed earners,
half of all premiums paid into a personal pension scheme are deducted from the claimant’s
income taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>For Universal Credit, earned income is only
taken into account after allowing for 100% of pension contributions to appropriate
schemes. Universal Credit is therefore intended to incentivise more people on a low
income to put money aside to save for their later lives.</p><p> </p>
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