PAYE78105 | PAYE operation: taxation of jobseeker’s allowance: who calculates taxable benefit

From HM Revenue & Customs · PAYE Manual

The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for

  • Calculating and notifying taxable benefit

And

  • Dealing with objections

You may accept Job Centre Plus calculations as final and conclusive except when you are told a claimant has objected.

Refer any enquiries about the amount of taxable benefit to the correct Job Centre Plus office.