Married tax allowance

If the wife is here on a Spouse Visa,do you qualify for the allowance?

I believe there is now no such thing as the marriage allowance for anyone, I think it finished years back.

I got this pop up saying that if your partner earns less than £11000 and gives you a certain amount (I forget the figure) then it can reduce your tax bill.
On my phone not sure how to copy the link

Ah right, maybe there are some concessions, £11.000 is our personal tax allowance (anything earned over you pay tax on), I know at one time you used to get tax relief when you were married but that was a long time back.

i was only thinking about this yesterday. i'm on state pension--which is less than £11k a year. i think i can transfer some of my tax allowance to my wife who earns more than the £11k allowance.

I'd be interested to know if you can do that.

I know when my wife started work (October 2014) my accountant advised me to pay my wife the difference between what she would earn up to April 2015 and £11,000 so I basically used up her personal tax allowance to avoid paying tax on that sum.

As I say will copy the link when on my p c but you can find it on Gov.UK

This is how I understood it

But is it classed as a benifit I wonder! Which would count us out

i dont see it as public funds.

You may not I may not but will the artful tax collector ......hmmmmm

Public funds include a range of benefits that are given to people on a low income, as well as housing support. These are:

• income-based jobseeker’s allowance
• income support
• child tax credit
• universal credit
• working tax credit
• a social fund payment
• child benefit
• housing benefit
• council tax benefit
• council tax reduction
• domestic rate relief (Northern Ireland)
• state pension credit
• attendance allowance
• severe disablement allowance
• personal independence payment
• carer’s allowance
• disability living allowance
• an allocation of local authority housing
• local authority homelessness assistance

Public funds do not include benefits that are based on National Insurance contributions. National Insurance is paid in the same way as income tax and is based on earnings. Benefits to which a person is entitled as a result of National Insurance contributions include:

• contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance
• incapacity benefit
• retirement pension
• widow’s benefit and bereavement benefit
• guardian’s allowance
• statutory maternity pay

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-funds--2/public-funds

I better get my forms in lol

this?

https://www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance

or this?

https://www.gov.uk/married-couples-allowance

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Thanks you that was the link I couldn't copy on my phone.

It's the marriage allowance section for me (us)

apply here:

https://www.gov.uk/apply-marriage-allowance

.. and here's the eligibility value calculator

https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/marriage-allowance-application/benefit-calculator/

just a thought---i'm on state pension---before this years changes. its my only income. can i claim a higher amount of pension now i'm married? my wife works full time.---but she only came into the UK in february.

You should go to one of these old biddy drop in centres bigmac, they will advise you on everything you can claim for.

My local park which is a minutes walk away has a pensioners club where they serve tea and sandwiches, have dances and the like it also has offices where old people can ask for advice on anything.

I'm sure there will be something similar near to you where you can drop in for an informal chat and inquire about any additional benefits you can claim for, the money is better in your pocket than the Governments

thanks Timmers. i rather imagine when they see who ive married they will just say i'm a dirty old man--and chuck me out.

That is a possibility

Nothing ventured nothing gained, you might be surprised