{"id":107962,"date":"2025-04-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=107962"},"modified":"2025-04-17T00:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:35:29","slug":"boost-personal-tax-allowance-to-15700","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/boost-personal-tax-allowance-to-15700\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligible Britons Can Boost Their Personal Tax Allowance to \u00a315,700 \u2013 Here\u2019s How"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the new tax year rolls in, many people are faced with tax bills and adjustments to their personal finances. However, there is a way to legally boost your tax-free personal allowance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/finance\/personalfinance\/2042441\/increase-tax-free-personal-allowance-15700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to Express<\/a>, if you&#8217;re registered as <strong>blind or severely sight-impaired<\/strong>, you could be eligible to increase your Personal Tax Allowance by \u00a33,130, bringing it up to \u00a315,700 for the tax year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This increase means that you would pay no tax on the first<strong> \u00a315,700 <\/strong>you earn, leaving you with an extra \u00a3626 in your pocket. The additional allowance comes courtesy of the Blind Person\u2019s Allowance, available to those who meet certain conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility and Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To qualify for the <strong>Blind Person\u2019s Allowance<\/strong>, you don\u2019t have to be completely blind\u2014just registered with your local council as blind or severely sight-impaired. If you meet this condition, your tax-free allowance increases automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, you can <strong>transfer<\/strong> this allowance to your spouse or civil partner if you don\u2019t have enough income to use it yourself. If both you and your partner qualify, you can both benefit from the increased allowance at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To claim the <strong>Blind Person\u2019s Allowance<\/strong>, you\u2019ll need to be registered with your local council and provide a certificate confirming your blindness or severe sight impairment. In England and Wales, you can claim by contacting <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/hmrc-warning-for-people-with-3500-in-savings\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"107485\">HMRC <\/a>directly at 0300 200 3301.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, the process may vary slightly. You can still claim the allowance if you can\u2019t do work requiring eyesight and have a valid certificate from a doctor or relevant authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other allowances, such as the <strong>Married Couples Allowance<\/strong>, could further boost your tax-free income if you qualify.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You could increase your tax-free personal allowance to \u00a315,700, allowing you to earn more without being taxed on it. Find out how this simple adjustment could benefit you and boost your savings this tax year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":101026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107963,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107962\/revisions\/107963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}