Introduction

This manual will help you determine what income is for benefit and pensions from MSD, and how that income should be treated.

Deciding what is and what is not income is important, as clients need to get the correct rate of payment.

Clients need to know what is income so they can declare their income correctly and reduce the likelihood of overpayments and debt being created.

The provisions for the effect of a client's income on their benefit entitlement are in the Social Security Act 2018.

For more information see:

Definition of income
Types of income
Guidelines for determining whether a payment is income
Deprivation of income and assets [no link find out why]

Legislation

  • income (definition) schedule 2 Social Security Act 2018
  • Income and liabilities schedule 3 Social Security Act 2018
  • Deprivation of income clause 16 schedule 3, Social Security Act 2018
  • Appropriate number of weeks for calculating weekly income regulation 205 Social Security Regulations 2018
  • Number of weeks for calculating weekly income schedule 6 Social Security Regulations 2018
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