United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 50982
Inheritance Tax: Divorced People
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8 May 2025
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16 May 2025 · Answer
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16 May 2025
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an additional allowance for divorced persons before inheritance tax is payable by their next of kin.
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8 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an additional allowance for divorced persons before inheritance tax is payable by their next of kin.
Source: Commons
16 May 2025
Answer
The estates of all individuals benefit from a £325,000 nil-rate band for inheritance tax. The residence nil-rate band is a further £175,000 and it is available to those passing on a qualifying residence on death to their direct descendants, such as childr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-08/50982
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1801022
- uk · wq-1801022 · source updated 16 May 2025