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<p>The Government introduced the Marriage Allowance in April 2015. Every time the
personal allowance increases, the Marriage Allowance automatically becomes more generous.</p>The
increase to personal allowance to £12,500 means that, from April this year, eligible
couples will be able to transfer £1,250, compared to £1,060 in 2015-16. This means
that in 2019-20, eligible couples can receive a tax reduction of up to £250, or £1,150
if they make a backdated claim to 2015-16.<p> </p><p>The Marriage Allowance was introduced
specifically to recognise marriage and civil partnerships in the tax system. Therefore,
the Government has made no assessment of extending Marriage Allowance to cohabiting
couples.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of benefits are paid on a household basis and
the Government currently has no plans to change this.</p>
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