Apply for Marriage Allowance online

Marriage Allowance lets you transfer £1,260 of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner. It바카라 사이트™s free to apply for Marriage Allowance.

This can reduce their tax by up to £252 every tax year (6 April to 5 April the next year).

You can apply for Marriage Allowance if all the following apply:

  • you바카라 사이트™re married or in a civil partnership
  • you do not pay Income Tax or your income is below your Personal Allowance (usually £12,570)
  • your partner pays Income Tax at the basic rate, which usually means their income is between £12,571 and £50,270 before they receive Marriage Allowance

You can read more about how to apply and what happens next.

You can backdate your claim to include any tax year since 5 April 2021 that you were eligible for Marriage Allowance. If your partner has since died you can still claim - phone the Income Tax helpline.

If at least one of you was born before 6 April 1935, you might pay less tax as a couple by applying for the Married Couple바카라 사이트™s Allowance instead of Marriage Allowance.

This service is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Before you apply

To use this service, you바카라 사이트™ll need your National Insurance number and your partner바카라 사이트™s National Insurance number.

If you have come to the UK and you do not plan to work or study, you cannot get a National Insurance number. Phone the Income Tax helpline to apply for Marriage Allowance.

You바카라 사이트™ll need to sign in to use this service. If you do not already have sign in details, you바카라 사이트™ll be able to create them.

You바카라 사이트™ll be told when you sign in if you need to prove your identity. This is to keep your details safe and usually involves using photo ID like a passport or driving licence.

Apply online

The quickest way to apply for Marriage Allowance is online. You바카라 사이트™ll get an email confirming your application within 24 hours.

Other ways to apply

If you cannot apply online, you can apply for Marriage Allowance:

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