Does anybody know if the following tax allowance is a public fund? https://www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance?gclid=CPG8jIjFpMsCFSP3wgodxH4Pgw
Ahh seems the answer is here:- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-funds--2/public-funds which states: "Public funds do not include benefits that are based on National Insurance contributions" Would anybody care to concur that marriage-allowance is safe to apply for?
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-funds Contains a list under section 115 of the immigration and asylum act and the immigration rules para 6 (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules) that sets out which benefits cannot be claimed by people subject to immigration controls. This list does not contain marriage allowance so I would expect that you would be able to apply for it. If in doubt, I suggest that you contact HMRC.
Isn't this a little like the old married couple's allowance but not as generous. I think you would be fine to claim it.
Thanks for the link and yes the list doesn't seem conclusive either way with the fact the allowance isn't listed.
I guess if the declaration to public funds is made in the application, they can confirm or deny within their decision of awarding it, or not.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...a/file/488202/Public_funds_v12.0EXT_clean.pdf This appears to the detailed definition of public funds, there are 93 instances of the word 'allowance' and one instance of the word 'marriage'. I am pretty certain that Marriage Allowance does not constitute a public fund, this is a tax allowance that your wife already has just by having the right to live here on a spouse visa, all she is doing is transferring a little of it to you.
To get any benefit out of this MarriageAllowance these specific circumstances need to apply:- - You're married (or in a civil partnership). - One of you must be earning equal or less than your free personal allowance of £10,600 and be the lower earner - The other one must be a basic-rate taxpayer. - Both of you must have been born after 6 April 1935. I'm sure there'll be folks who can take advantage of this scheme. It works out an an extra £212 Do be aware though that you must transfer £1,060 of your free personal allowance. If you have less than £1,060 left of your allowance to actually transfer then obviously you'll end up with income above your allowance and you'll end up paying tax on the amount you've gone over. There should still be a net gain but just not as much. It's not classed as recourse to public funds for those under immigration control
