{"value":{"id":1915744,"askingMemberId":178,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-06-12T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-16T00:00:00","uin":"9314","questionText":"To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider counting a married couple as a single family unit and transfer the personal allowances of an unpaid parent to the working parent.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5282,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-22T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Marriage Allowance allows a spouse or civil partner to transfer ten per cent of their income tax personal allowance, as long as the partner is not paying tax at higher rates.</p><p> </p><p>In 2026-27, the Marriage Allowance is worth up to £252.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to change the rules on Marriage Allowance. As with all taxes, the Government keeps Marriage Allowance under review.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Parents: Allowances","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1915744","method":"GET"}]}