State pensioners being sent 'surprise' HMRC letters demanding £920 - Birmingham Live

Surge in pensioners receiving tax demands from HMRC

There are two main reasons for the rise in older people receiving year-end tax demands from the taxman.

State pensioners being sent 'surprise' HMRC letters demanding £920 - Birmingham Live

Over a million people including savers and pensioners have been hit with surprise tax demands averaging £920

Number of Brits facing end-year tax demands soars

The number of people receiving end year tax demands from HMRC in the UK has soared over the past few years, new data shows. A freedom of information (FOI) request by Steve Webb, former pensions minister and partner at LCP, revealed that in 2023/24, over 1.3m people received such demands from the taxman - nearly double the number just two years earlier. Many of these were for relatively small sums, with nearly a quarter being for under £100, alth…

New FOI reveals ‘soaring’ numbers facing end-year tax demands – Steve Webb, LCP

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request tabled by LCP partner Steve Webb has revealed a surge in the number of people receiving end year tax demands from HMRC.   The FOI shows that in 2023/24, over 1.3m people received such demands, nearly double the number just two years earlier.   Many of these are for relatively small sums, with nearly a quarter being for under £100, though nearly a quarter are over £1,000. The key figures from the FOI are sho…

HMRC letters hit Brits with unexpected £920 tax demands

HMRC has issued more than 1 million ‘simple assessment’ letters to people who owe income tax that cannot be collected via PAYE, with the average underpayment jumping from £600 to £920 in recent years 10:02, 05 Jan 2026Updated 10:03, 05 Jan 2026 More than one million Brits – many of them savers and pensioners – are being slapped with unexpected tax bills averaging £920, as the stealthy impact of frozen income tax thresholds takes its toll. HMRC …