Pensioners: Income Tax
2026-07-20 · Treasury · HL2380 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of pensioners with income at or near the level of the state pension who are now liable for income tax as a result of the freeze in personal allowance thresholds.
Answer
The number of individual income taxpayers over State Pension Age can be seen in the table below[1]:Tax yearNumber of individual Income Taxpayers over State Pension Age2023 to 20248,1602024 to 2025*8,7802025 to 2026*9,0802026 to 2027*9,580*Projected estima...