RPSM05101140 - Technical Pages: Contributions and tax relief: Member contributions: Entitlement to tax relief: Relevant UK individual and active member

Who is a relevant UK individual and who is an active member?

An individual is a relevant UK individual for a tax year if they

• have relevant UK earnings chargeable to income tax for that tax year,
• are resident in the United Kingdom at some time during that tax year,
• were resident in the UK at some time during the five tax years immediately before the tax year in question and they were also resident in the UK when they joined the pension scheme, or
• have for that tax year general earnings from overseas Crown employment subject to UK tax (as defined by section 28 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003), or
• are the spouse or civil partner of an individual who has for the tax year general earnings from overseas Crown employment subject to UK tax (as defined by section 28 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003).

RPSM05101150 sets out what are relevant UK earnings.

Who is an active member?

An active member is an individual who is accruing benefits under one or more arrangements in a pension scheme.