People can get £21,330 personal tax-free allowance amid Andy Burnham decision

NewsCost Of LivingHMRCBoost your HMRC allowance05:58, 03 Aug 2026Two HMRC schemes can help boost personal tax-free allowances to £21,000 after an Andy Burnham decision. The new Labour Party government Prime Minister told the Times previously that the "frustration about the personal allowance" he had heard while campaigning in the Makerfield by-election was "lodged in my mind".‌But people close to Burnham told BBC News that any changes to the personal allowance are not part of his initial plan to tackle the cost of living.‌That means taxpayers need to pull all the levers they can to get a boosted allowance. Two of these are Marriage Allowance, worth over £1,000 if you backdate it, and the Rent A Room scheme, worth £7,500.‌READ MORE Andy Burnham has £37 plan for roads in England from January