Parents: Allowances
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider counting a married couple as a single family unit and transfer the personal allowances of an unpaid parent to the working parent.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson
Marriage Allowance allows a spouse or civil partner to transfer ten per cent of their income tax personal allowance, as long as the partner is not paying tax at higher rates.
In 2026-27, the Marriage Allowance is worth up to £252.
There are no current plans to change the rules on Marriage Allowance. As with all taxes, the Government keeps Marriage Allowance under review.
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