PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Married People: Tax Allowances (7 November 2016)

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2016 to Question 51521, on marriage tax allowances, how many couples have taken up the marriage tax allowance in each year since its introduction.

Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

It has been possible for eligible couples to claim the Marriage Allowance since September 2015. 305,861 couples successfully claimed Marriage Allowance in 2015 and, to date, a further 763,377 couples have successfully applied in 2016. Eligible couples who haven’t claimed for the 2015/16 tax year are able to do so until 5 April 2020.

Answered by:
Jane Ellison (Conservative)
14 November 2016