An unlikely organisation is promoting a way for its members to benefit from a claim for the Marriage Tax Allowance. For relevant couples, this can be worth £252 a year.<\/p>\n
Charlie Bethel, Chief Officer, UK Men’s Sheds, said:<\/p>\n
“If you have retired and your partner is still working, you may not realise that you could apply for Marriage Allowance. As a charity that brings retired men together, we are urging our members throughout the UK to invest the 30 seconds of time it takes to find out if they can claim.”<\/p>\n
But you don’t have to be a member of UK Men’s Sheds to make a claim.<\/p>\n
What is the Marriage Allowance?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Marriage Allowance may save married couples money by allowing the lower or non-earner to reduce the amount of tax their partner pays. Most people have a Personal Allowance, normally £12,570 – the amount of income they do not have to pay tax on.<\/p>\n The Marriage Allowance lets the lower earner transfer £1,260 of their Personal Allowance to their husband, wife or civil partner.<\/p>\n This can reduce their partner’s tax by up to £252 annually. If eligible, couples can also backdate their claim for the previous 4 tax years and receive a lump-sum payment worth more than £1,000.<\/p>\n To benefit from the tax relief, one partner must have income less than £12,570 and the higher earning partner’s income must be between £12,571 and £50,270 (£43,662 in Scotland).<\/p>\n Making a claim<\/strong><\/p>\n To make a claim online, you will need to sign in using a Government Gateway user ID and password and you will have to prove your identity to register for Government Gateway if you have not used it before.<\/p>\n To do this, you can use your National Insurance number or postcode and two of the following:<\/p>\n\n