Treasury written question – answered on 27 April 2022.
Baroness Eaton
Conservative
To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the uptake figures for Marriage Allowance in the latest available year.
Baroness Eaton
Conservative
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the expenditure on Marriage Allowance in (1) 2018–19, (2) 2019–20, and (3) 2020–21.
Baroness Penn
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The most recent estimates for the expenditure and uptake of Marriage Allowance can be found in the Non-structural tax reliefs publication[1], last updated in December 2021. The estimated expenditure for Marriage Allowance is £490 million in 2018-19, £540 million in 2019-20, and £560 million in 2020-21. The number of claimants was estimated at 2,020,000 in 2019-20. Estimates of the number of claimants are the latest available and reflect only successful claimants up to that point in time and not the anticipated full take up when all backdated claims have been made in future tax years (up to 4 years later).
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs
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