Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the ability to transfer a Blind Person's Allowance to long-term partners who live together.

Personal tax allowances are given on an individual basis and cannot be transferred from one person to another except in some cases of marriage and civil partnership where specific provisions apply, such as Marriage Allowance and Blind Person’s Allowance. Blind Person’s Allowance gives blind people an extra amount of tax-free income. Recipients who are married or in a civil partnership and living together, can transfer any surplus allowance to their spouse or civil partner. This ensures that the benefit of the allowance is retained within the blind person’s legal household.