FOI2022/00133: UKRI Stipends
Case reference FOI2022/00133
Published 20 June 2022
Request
Request Received: 6 April 2022
Please could you answer the following questions?
UKRI stipends are tax free, and students are exempt from tax due to their student status, but the status of the stipend is unclear for tax and universal credit purposes when living with a jobseeker. Please can you confirm if the stipend should or should not be considered income, and how that relates to HMRC legislation?
Will UKRI provide a webpage providing advice for stipend recipients who live with universal credit claimants to clarify the status of the stipend with regards to income?
Response
Response Sent: 28 April 2022
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) do not hold the information relevant to your request.
UKRI is not responsible for the rules on what income is taxable, or for eligibility for universal credit. For advice on these you may wish to contact HMRC, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or Universal Credit.
Contact information for HMRC can be found here. Further information on the DWP can be found here. Contact details for Universal Credit are available here.
Please see the attached document for relevant links.
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