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Personal Allowance, Income Tax rates, bands and thresholds.

• Current rates and allowances

  How much Income Tax you pay in each tax year depends on: how much of your…

• Previous tax years

  The standard Personal Allowance from 6 April 2024 to 5 April 2025 was…

Attendance Allowance helps with extra costs if you're State Pension age and disabled: rates, eligibility, claim form AA1, claiming due to a terminal illness.

• Overview

  Attendance Allowance helps with extra costs if you have a disability or…

• What you'll get

  Attendance Allowance is paid weekly at 2 different rates - the one you get…

• Eligibility

  You can get Attendance Allowance if you’ve reached State Pension age and…

• How to claim

  You can apply for Attendance Allowance online or by post. There’s a…

• Report a change in circumstances

  If your circumstances change, the amount you get from Attendance Allowance…

• Claiming Attendance Allowance if you’re nearing the end of life

  If you’re nearing the end of life (for example, due to a life-limiting…

Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision.

• Overview

  You could get Guardian’s Allowance if you’re bringing up a child whose…

• What you'll get

  The Guardian Allowance rate is: £22.10 a week per child tax-free paid on…

• Eligibility

  To get Guardian’s Allowance all of the following must apply: you’re…

• How to claim

  To avoid losing money, claim Guardian’s Allowance as soon as the child…

• Changes to your circumstances

  If your circumstances change, your entitlement to Guardian’s Allowance…

Claim up to £10,500 off your employer's National Insurance (NI), who is eligible, how to claim using your payroll software.

Marriage Allowance allows you to transfer some of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner: what you get and how to apply for free.

Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount you can earn before paying tax - what you'll get, eligibility, how to apply and how to transfer your allowance

This series brings together all documents relating to Changes to allowances

• Updated: 19 January 2011

Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill

How to work out your writing down allowances. Work out main rate pools, special rate pools, single asset pools, small pools allowance, long life assets, short life assets

Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.