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Marriage Allowance claims rose before the start of the new tax year.

• Updated: 26 February 2024

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) outlines plans to make £1.4 trillion in pension schemes work better for savers and the wider economy

• Updated: 23 February 2024

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Dame Judith Hackitt as the new interim Chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), effective from 1 January 2024.

• Updated: 5 December 2023

Those who apply before the deadline could qualify for an extra £300 Cost of Living boost thanks to Pension Credit backdating rules.

• Updated: 28 November 2023

Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of around 11.5 million UK pensioners for the second year running.

• Updated: 25 November 2023

HMRC's online Marriage Allowance calculator tells couples instantly how much they could reduce their annual income tax bill by.

• Updated: 6 November 2023

The government is giving people more time to pay National Insurance contributions towards their State Pension.

• Updated: 12 June 2023

GAD supported the government as it considered the methodology surrounding the SCAPE discount rate. A public consultation sought views on methodologies for the discount rate.

• Updated: 5 April 2023

Married couples or those in a civil partnership could save up to £252 a year by claiming Marriage Allowance.

• Updated: 13 February 2023

HMRC will introduce legislation to change the way repayment agents are paid for their services to better protect taxpayers and improve standards in the sector.

• Updated: 11 January 2023

Self-employed individuals and landlords will have more time to prepare for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA), following a government announcement today (19 December 2022).

• Updated: 19 December 2022

Eligible married couples or people in a civil partnership could reduce their tax by up to £252 a year by signing up to Marriage Allowance.

• Updated: 2 August 2022

More than half a million people have claimed the working from home tax relief this tax year and are already benefitting.

• Updated: 13 May 2021

Married couples and people in civil partnerships could be eligible for Marriage Allowance and reduce their tax by up to £250 each year.

• Updated: 12 February 2021

The biggest shake-up of UK pensions for decades was confirmed today (Thursday 11 February 2021) as the Pension Schemes Bill received Royal Assent.

• Updated: 11 February 2021

Testimonies from businesses on how Making Tax Digital and digital record keeping has worked for them.

• Updated: 1 December 2020

HMRC is reminding Self Assessment taxpayers that they can automatically defer their July payment on account.

• Updated: 14 July 2020

Married couples and civil partners are encouraged to claim the Marriage Allowance for Valentine's Day.

• Updated: 14 February 2020

New proposals to give senior NHS doctors, nurses and GPs access to more flexible pensions, allowing them to dedicate more time to patients.

• Updated: 11 September 2019

Jim Harra, HMRC’s Second Permanent Secretary, writes to the Welsh Finance Committee on Welsh taxpayers.

• Updated: 31 May 2019