Married Couple's Allowance

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What you'll get

Married Couple鈥檚 Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year if you鈥檙e married or in a civil partnership.

For the 2024 to 2025 tax year, it could cut your tax bill by between 拢427 and 拢1,108 a year.

Use the Married Couple鈥檚 Allowance calculator to work out what you could get.

If you marry or register a civil partnership, you鈥檒l get the allowance on a pro-rata basis for the rest of that tax year.

If one of you dies or you divorce or separate, the allowance continues until the end of the tax year.

You can transfer your Married Couple鈥檚 Allowance to your spouse or civil partner.

If you and your spouse or civil partner are separated through circumstance rather than through a decision to formally separate, you can still claim Married Couple鈥檚 Allowance.