Here's how much the state pension triple lock and other benefits could rise by in April 2024

michaels

Qyburn said:

molerat said:.

It is strange doing all this because I have never had to actively manage my tax affairs before.

Same here, now I'm doing things like working out if her income can be kept low enough to leave some of the savings starter rate, without mine going above the 20% band. But if you work it out some these rate changes hardly make any difference. The 19% band saves only £21.62 a year.

Almost sounds like gesture politics - surely none of the electorate are stupid enough to be taken in.

molerat

michaels said:

Qyburn said:

molerat said:.

It is strange doing all this because I have never had to actively manage my tax affairs before.

Same here, now I'm doing things like working out if her income can be kept low enough to leave some of the savings starter rate, without mine going above the 20% band. But if you work it out some these rate changes hardly make any difference. The 19% band saves only £21.62 a year.

Almost sounds like gesture politics - surely none of the electorate are stupid enough to be taken in.

You would like to think so but unfortunately ..............