Is Living Alone Allowance taxable?

[PaulWa]

Can anyone advise if the Living Alone Allowance is taxable?

 

[Marsupial]

Yes and no!

It's taxable if it forms part of a taxable Social Welfare payment, but not taxable if it doesn't!

 

[PaulWa]

Thanks Shirazman, I'm still a bit confused. I had a look at Revenue website under "Taxation of DSP payments" and nowhere does it refer to the Living Alone Allowance. Lots of others are mentioned but not the LAA. Then I rang Revenue and one person said "Yes" and another one said "No"!!

 

[gipimann]

Taxable Social Welfare Payments/Schemes

List of social welfare schemes and payments which tax may have to be paid on

www.gov.ie

There's a link on the page above to non-taxable schemes. As Shirazman said, it isn't black and white, tax status of the living alone allowance depends on the primary payment

 

[michaelm]

If the Living Alone Allowance is related to Disability Allowance then it looks like it's not subject to tax. Otherwise it's likely taxable. You need to ascertain whether the welfare scheme it is related to is itself taxable. Citizens Information will have the details . .

Living Alone Increase

The Living Alone Increase is a supplementary payment for people on social welfare pensions who are living alone.

www.citizensinformation.ie

Taxation of social welfare payments

Find out which social welfare payments are taxable, and which payments are not.

www.citizensinformation.ie

 

[PaulWa]

The Living Alone Allowance is related to the State Pension (Contributory) in my case. As that is taxable it appears then that the LAA is also taxable, sadly.