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Rent a Room Scheme

Asked by Tom HayesLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 17 September 2024UIN 5244

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Rent a Room Scheme tax-free earnings threshold.

Answered by James Murray

Rent a room relief provides an incentive for people to make spare rooms available for rent. As with all aspects of the tax system, the Government will keep this under review.

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