Married People: Tax Allowances

(asked on 13th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

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.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 20th May 2022

The information requested is not readily available to HMRC and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

HMRC estimated around 4.2 million non-taxpayer/basic-rate taxpayer married couples, and civil partnerships, are eligible to receive the Marriage Allowance.

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