ukpolicy on Birmingham Dailyhttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/ukpolicy/Recent content in ukpolicy on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 20 May 2026 05:32:33 +0000State Pensioners Over 75 Face Tax Bills as HMRC Excludes Them from Personal Allowance Rulehttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/state-pensioners-over-75-face-tax-bills-as-hmrc-excludes-them-from-personal-allowance-rule/Wed, 20 May 2026 05:32:33 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/state-pensioners-over-75-face-tax-bills-as-hmrc-excludes-them-from-personal-allowance-rule/From 2027 onwards, all pensioners aged over 75 will be excluded from a valuable HMRC personal tax-free allowance perk, exposing many to unexpected tax bills. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that individuals relying solely on the state pension will not be protected from these charges, even as state pensions continue to rise under the government’s “Triple Lock” policy. The Triple Lock guarantees that the State Pension increases annually by the highest of three measures: inflation (CPI), average earnings growth, or a minimum of 2.