Inheritance Tax

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of inheritance tax on middle-income households whose estates are primarily comprised of residential property, including the effect on their ability to fund social care costs

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1. 28 August 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of inheritance tax on middle-income households whose estates are primarily comprised of residential property, including the effect on their ability to fund social care costs

   Source: Commons

2. 3 September 2026

   Answer

   Inheritance tax is only paid by a small number of estates. For the 2023-24 tax year, the most recent year available, fewer than 5% of UK deaths resulted in an inheritance tax charge.No inheritance tax is due on any property, money, or other assets passed ...

   Source: Written answer

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