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1663645

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the levels of (a) Marriage and (b) Married Couple's Allowance ahead of the Autumn Statement.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mark Logan
uin	201499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Marriage Allowance (MA) in April 2015 to recognise marriage and civil partnerships in the tax system. It allows a spouse or civil partner to transfer 10 per cent of their Personal Allowance (PA) if their partner is a basic rate taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2022, the Chancellor announced that the PA would be maintained at 2021-22 levels up to and including 2027-28. The transferable tax allowance of £1,260 provided through the MA is therefore due to remain at its current level until 2027-28.</p><p> </p><p>The Married Couple’s Allowance, which is available to those born before 6 April 1935, was uprated to be valued between £4,010 and £10,375 in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>As with all elements of income tax, the Government keeps this under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/10/2023 13:43:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4815 label Biography information for Mark Logan

1608870

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 20 February (HL5473), what estimate they have made of the total cost of marriage tax allowance; and what recent assessment they have made of raising the threshold.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance is estimated to cost £600 million in 2022-2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has made clear that the UK’s public finances must be on a sustainable path. For this reason, the Marriage Allowance has remained targeted at basic rate taxpayers, and those who earn below the Personal Allowance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 13/04/2023 12:00:16 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1584739

registered interest
date	06/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total amount of backdated marriage allowance payments that have been paid in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019; and what estimate they have made of how much has not yet been claimed.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL5473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available to HMRC and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 20/02/2023 12:26:54 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1465035

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the Marriage Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	6798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Marriage Allowance (MA) in April 2015 to recognise marriage and civil partnerships in the tax system. It allows a spouse or civil partner to transfer 10 per cent of their Personal Allowance (PA) if their partner is a basic rate taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget 2021, the Chancellor announced that the PA would be maintained from the years 2022-23 to 2025-26. The transferable tax allowance of £1,260 provided through the MA will remain at its current level until 2025-26.</p><p> </p><p>As with all elements of Income Tax, the Government keeps this under review as part of the annual Budget process.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/05/2022 13:11:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1462797

registered interest
date	13/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of married couples eligible to receive the Marriage Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	1504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available to HMRC and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimated around 4.2 million non-taxpayer/basic-rate taxpayer married couples, and civil partnerships, are eligible to receive the Marriage Allowance.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1505 question first answered 20/05/2022 12:28:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1462798

registered interest
date	13/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many couples claiming the Marriage Allowance are claiming retrospectively for (a) two years (b) three years and (c) four years.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	1505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available to HMRC and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimated around 4.2 million non-taxpayer/basic-rate taxpayer married couples, and civil partnerships, are eligible to receive the Marriage Allowance.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 1504 question first answered 20/05/2022 12:28:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1459758

registered interest
date	22/04/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the uptake figures for Marriage Allowance in the latest available year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL7862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The most recent estimates for the expenditure and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in the Non-structural tax reliefs publication<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>, last updated in December 2021. The estimated expenditure for Marriage Allowance is £490 million in 2018-19, £540 million in 2019-20, and £560 million in 2020-21. The number of claimants was estimated at 2,020,000 in 2019-20. Estimates of the number of claimants are the latest available and reflect only successful claimants up to that point in time and not the anticipated full take up when all backdated claims have been made in future tax years (up to 4 years later).</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL7905 question first answered 27/04/2022 10:49:29 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1459799

registered interest
date	22/04/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the expenditure on Marriage Allowance in (1) 2018–19, (2) 2019–20, and (3) 2020–21.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL7905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The most recent estimates for the expenditure and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in the Non-structural tax reliefs publication<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>, last updated in December 2021. The estimated expenditure for Marriage Allowance is £490 million in 2018-19, £540 million in 2019-20, and £560 million in 2020-21. The number of claimants was estimated at 2,020,000 in 2019-20. Estimates of the number of claimants are the latest available and reflect only successful claimants up to that point in time and not the anticipated full take up when all backdated claims have been made in future tax years (up to 4 years later).</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Penn grouped question UIN HL7862 question first answered 27/04/2022 10:49:29 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1135700

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people claimed the Marriage Allowance in the 2018–19 financial year; and what steps they are taking to increase the uptake of that allowance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL16793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance was introduced in April 2015 to recognise the importance of marriage and civil partnerships through the tax system, and support those on low incomes by helping them keep more of the money they earn. There were 1.78m claimants for the Marriage Allowance in 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken significant steps to encourage people to claim for the Marriage Allowance. HM Revenue and Customs ran a series of both free and paid-for marketing campaigns, which ran between October 2015 and March 2017, and continue to raise awareness through ongoing communication on social media and on GOV.UK. Marriage Allowance can be claimed through the Personal Tax Account on GOV.UK or by phone to HMRC. The Marriage Allowance can be backdated to 2015-16 when it was introduced. This means eligible couples can claim a total of £1,150 if not claimed before.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:37:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1135701

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Marriage Allowance; and what plans they have to review that allowance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL16794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance was introduced in April 2015 to recognise the importance of marriage and civil partnerships in the tax system, and support those on low incomes by helping them keep more of the money they earn.</p><p> </p><p>The Marriage Allowance is effective as it gives extra financial support to those couples eligible for it. In 2018/19, 1.78m couples benefitted from the Marriage Allowance which is worth up to £250 a year. The Marriage Allowance can be backdated to 2015-16 when it was introduced. This means eligible couples can claim a total of £1,150 if not claimed before.</p><p> </p><p>As with all aspects of Government policy, the Marriage Allowance will be kept under review and any decisions on future changes will be taken as part of the annual Budget process in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/07/2019 14:38:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton