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Calls grow to increase £12,570 HMRC Personal Allowance as inflation rates rise again
The campaign says the freeze has lifted the allowance by about £4,920 less than inflation would have, as CPI rose to 3.1% in August, the ONS said.
- A petition created by Kenneth Carmichael is gathering support to unfreeze the £12,570 Personal Allowance, calling for Income Tax thresholds to rise automatically in line with inflation or wages.
- The Government has frozen core income tax thresholds until April 2031, which the petition argues is a 'stealth tax' that could "pull millions more people into poverty by 2031" as wages rise.
- Campaigners estimate the Personal Allowance would be roughly £17,490 if it had risen with inflation, a difference of around £4,920, while the Office for National Statistics reported Consumer Prices Index inflation increased to 3.1% in August.
- The petition, published May 6, 2026, requires 10,000 signatures for a Government response and 100,000 for a Parliament debate, with the campaign closing on November 6, 2026.
- While the petition warns of poverty, these figures represent campaign claims rather than an established Government forecast, as economists suggest the Bank may maintain interest rates at 3.75% despite rising inflation.
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Calls grow to increase £12,570 HMRC Personal Allowance as inflation rates rise again
The £12,570 Personal Allowance is frozen until 2031. A new petition is calling for it to rise automatically with inflation or wages.
·Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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