Over 65 or coming up to 65 make sure you have got your full tax allowance.

OldGreyFox

See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/x-ray/sites/allarticles/updates/090624_tax_codes.shtml

pollypenny

You can claim the increased tax allowance (9,000+) for the whole year in which you will be 65.

OH was 65 at end of March. I spotted the loop-hole in Saga mag, so he claimed and had a good tax rebate and the allowance for the year he was mostly 64!

home_alone

As long as your earnings are less than £22900 you are allright but its funny how they have this knack of clawing things back.

gary

pollypenny

You lose £1 for every £2 your income is over that £22,900. For most people it's worth claiming.

The Guardian did a feature on this last year. Apparently it's widows, who have inherited half their husbands pension, who seem to be falling into this trap. It was designed to stop the wealthy benefiting, but working against the wrong people.