Married couples allowance?

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Hi guys.

What is the Married Couple's Allowance?

As I'm married, should my earnings before I pay tax be £3140 more?



Should I be paying less TAX than I do?
 
In fact, reading up on this I think you only get it if your born before 1935, is that correct?
 
No it was revoked many years ago and is now only applicable for people born before a certain date.
 
That is crap :( I thought I was able to claim this, but I cannot.

Thought I was able to get some tax free earnings increases.
 
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Why should married couples get tax breaks? It's much easier financially if there are two people paying the bills than a single person.
 
sell illegal drugs? hahaha, don't pay tax on the profits of that.

However I dont fancy jail time if I get caught. So maybe I should think of something else.
 
I wish they'd bring the married couples allowance back. We have a stupid situation in this country.

Family 1 - Both people work and they earn £30k PA each.
Takehome = £46704 per year as a family

Family 2 - Mum earns £60k PA but dad is a stay at home dad to look after the children.
Takehome = £41941 per year as a family

Both families earn the same gross amount but family 2 takes home nearly £5k less per year.

What I don't understand is why when you earn money, you are an individual but when you need benefits your are a household.
If I stopped work, I couldn't claim JSA because my partner earns too much.
 
Rilot said:
I wish they'd bring the married couples allowance back. We have a stupid situation in this country.

Family 1 - Both people work and they earn £30k PA each.
Takehome = £46704 per year as a family

Family 2 - Mum earns £60k PA but dad is a stay at home dad to look after the children.
Takehome = £41941 per year as a family

Both families earn the same gross amount but family 2 takes home nearly £5k less per year.

What I don't understand is why when you earn money, you are an individual but when you need benefits your are a household.
If I stopped work, I couldn't claim JSA because my partner earns too much.
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Agreed. It seems daft to me, have it one way or the other.
 
Rilot said:
I wish they'd bring the married couples allowance back. We have a stupid situation in this country.

Family 1 - Both people work and they earn £30k PA each.
Takehome = £46704 per year as a family

Family 2 - Mum earns £60k PA but dad is a stay at home dad to look after the children.
Takehome = £41941 per year as a family

Both families earn the same gross amount but family 2 takes home nearly £5k less per year.

What I don't understand is why when you earn money, you are an individual but when you need benefits your are a household.
If I stopped work, I couldn't claim JSA because my partner earns too much.
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If anyone in power sees this post, they'll just see an opportunity to tax family 1 more money.
 
Rilot said:
I wish they'd bring the married couples allowance back. We have a stupid situation in this country.

Family 1 - Both people work and they earn £30k PA each.
Takehome = £46704 per year as a family

Family 2 - Mum earns £60k PA but dad is a stay at home dad to look after the children.
Takehome = £41941 per year as a family

Both families earn the same gross amount but family 2 takes home nearly £5k less per year.

What I don't understand is why when you earn money, you are an individual but when you need benefits your are a household.
If I stopped work, I couldn't claim JSA because my partner earns too much.
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In most cases family 1 will have to pay for child care which reduces the gap slightly.
 
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