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<p>Information on estimates of Income Tax relief on pension contributions and investment
income of pension funds can be found online in Table 6 of the Private pension statistics
publication. Estimates for the tax years 2018 to 2019 to 2020 to 2021 have been reproduced
in Table 1 below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Total pension Income
Tax relief for tax years 2018 to 2019 to 2020 to 2021.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax
year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total pension Income Tax relief, £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020
to 2021</p></td><td><p>44,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 to 2020</p></td><td><p>41,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018
to 2019*</p></td><td><p>38,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Improvements
in the estimation methodology for the tax years 2019 to 2020 onwards mean that estimates
for the tax year 2018 to 2019 are not directly comparable to those in later years.</p><p>
</p><p>Estimates for the 2021 to 2022 tax year will be published on 27<sup>th</sup>
September 2023. Estimates for the 2022 to 2023 tax year will be published in Summer
2024.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold complete information on whether contributions
have been made to personal or occupational pension schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Information
on the National Employment Savings Trust is exempt from release by HMRC under the
Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (CRCA).</p>
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