Low Incomes: Families
(asked on 29th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to remove financial disincentives for people on low incomes to form lasting couple relationships.
This question was answered on 17th April 2018
The government is fully committed to helping families stay together, and introduced the Marriage Allowance in 2015 to recognise marriage through the tax system.
Marriage Allowance allows taxpayers to transfer 10% of their tax free personal allowance to a spouse or civil partner, and is worth up to £238 per year. At Autumn Budget we further extended Marriage Allowance, so that personal representatives can apply on behalf of deceased partners.