EIM01655 - Employment income: New Deal: options 3 and 4: work on the Environment Task Force or in the voluntary sector

New Deal participants who work for a provider through the Environment Task Force (ETF) option or the voluntary sector (VS) option, may receive either a wage or a training allowance:

  • if they receive a wage the tax treatment follows that for New Deal option 1 - work in a subsidised job with an employer (see EIM01653). For years up to and including 1999/2000 there was no NICs liability on wages paid under options 3 and 4 but from 2000/01 NICs are charged on wages paid these options
  • if they receive a training allowance there are no tax or NICs (see EIM01654).