HMRC warning to UK state pensioners over £12,570 rule

HMRC warning to UK state pensioners over £12,570 ruleFigures suggest that around three quarters of pensioners could be impacted by 2030. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Adam Toms 15:51, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Updated: 15:56, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 The current situation has been described as 'unfair' (Image: Getty)Pensioners have been warned that millions are being dragged into the tax system. The personal allowance has been frozen at £12,570 since 2021, but pensions and wages have increased with inflation. A campaign group has said that, many pensioners are now paying tax for the first time as a result, despite them "seeing little or no real improvement in their living standards". window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) "Pensioners on modest fixed incomes should not be penalised through frozen tax thresholds while everyday costs continue to rise," the Civil Service Pensioners Alliance (CSPA) said. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get personal finance news, money saving tips and advice plus selcted offers and competitions Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyAbout 6.7million pensioners paid income tax in 2021–22, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) data. But this had increased to approximately 8.8million pensioners...