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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Rent a Room Scheme (10 October 2014)

Question Asked

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to change the tax-free threshold for the Rent a Room scheme.

Asked by:
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)

Answer

The Rent a Room relief ensures that those who are letting out a room in a main residence for residential purposes can receive up to £4,250 tax free. This is in addition to the personal allowance, which is £10,000 in the current tax year.

There are no plans to change the threshold for the Rent a Room scheme. The Government keeps all reliefs and allowances under review.


Answered by:
Mr David Gauke (Independent)
16 October 2014

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