Sources

These are all the rates, thresholds and allowances our calculators use for the 2026/27 tax year. Each one links to the official page where we found it. The date shows when we last checked that page.

The calculators and this table are built from the same list, so a figure in a calculator cannot differ from the one shown here. When a rate changes, we update the list, check the new figure against its source and rebuild every page that uses it.

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Personal allowance£12,570www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Income where the personal allowance starts to fall£100,000www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates22 September 2026
Allowance lost for each £1 over that income50%www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates22 September 2026
Blind Person's Allowance£3,250www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-and-allowances-income-tax/income-tax-rates-and-allowances-current-and-past23 September 2026
Marriage Allowance transferable amount£1,260www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance23 September 2026
Marriage Allowance recipient tax relief rate20%www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance23 September 2026
Marriage Allowance transferor income limit£12,570www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance23 September 2026
Marriage Allowance birth date conditionBorn before 6 April 1935www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance23 September 2026
Marriage Allowance recipient tax conditionPartner pays Income Tax at the basic rate, or in Scotland at the starter, basic or intermediate rate.www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance23 September 2026
Basic rate (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)20%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Basic rate band, taxable income up to£37,700www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Higher rate (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)40%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Higher rate band, taxable income up to£125,140www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Additional rate (England, Wales, Northern Ireland)45%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Starter rate (Scotland)19%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Starter rate band (Scotland), taxable income up to£3,967www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Basic rate (Scotland)20%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Basic rate band (Scotland), taxable income up to£16,956www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Intermediate rate (Scotland)21%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Intermediate rate band (Scotland), taxable income up to£31,092www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Higher rate (Scotland)42%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Higher rate band (Scotland), taxable income up to£62,430www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Advanced rate (Scotland)45%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Advanced rate band (Scotland), taxable income up to£125,140www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Top rate (Scotland)48%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
National Insurance lower earnings limit£6,708www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
National Insurance primary threshold (employee)£12,570www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
National Insurance upper earnings limit£50,270www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Employee National Insurance, main rate8%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Employee National Insurance, above the upper limit2%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
National Insurance secondary threshold (employer)£5,000www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Employer National Insurance rate15%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Student loan Plan 1 threshold£26,900www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Student loan Plan 1 repayment rate9%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Student loan Plan 2 threshold£29,385www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Student loan Plan 2 repayment rate9%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Student loan Plan 4 threshold£33,795www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Student loan Plan 4 repayment rate9%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Student loan Plan 5 threshold£25,000www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Student loan Plan 5 repayment rate9%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Postgraduate loan threshold£21,000www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Postgraduate loan repayment rate6%www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-202722 September 2026
Full weekly New State Pension rate£241.30www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-202723 September 2026
Weekly Category A or B basic State Pension£184.90www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-202723 September 2026
Overall annual ISA allowance£20,000www.gov.uk/individual-savings-accounts23 September 2026
Annual Lifetime ISA limit£4,000www.gov.uk/lifetime-isa23 September 2026
Lifetime ISA government bonus rate25%www.gov.uk/lifetime-isa23 September 2026
Maximum Lifetime ISA annual bonus£1,000www.gov.uk/lifetime-isa23 September 2026
Annual Junior ISA limit£9,000www.gov.uk/junior-individual-savings-accounts23 September 2026
Automatic enrolment qualifying earnings band, lower limit£6,240www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-automatic-enrolment-earnings-trigger-and-qualifying-earnings-band-for-202627/review-of-the-automatic-enrolment-earnings-trigger-and-qualifying-earnings-band-for-20262723 September 2026
Automatic enrolment qualifying earnings band, upper limit£50,270www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-the-automatic-enrolment-earnings-trigger-and-qualifying-earnings-band-for-202627/review-of-the-automatic-enrolment-earnings-trigger-and-qualifying-earnings-band-for-20262723 September 2026
Council tax sources
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Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027: Tables 1 to 9assets.publishing.service.gov.uk23 September 2026
Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027: Technical Noteswww.gov.uk23 September 2026
How Council Tax works: Paying your billwww.gov.uk23 September 2026
Council Tax datasets: Council Tax by band 2026-27www.gov.scot23 September 2026
CTAS 2026: Council Tax by Band 2026-27www.gov.scot23 September 2026
Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics 2024-25: Revenue Expenditure and Incomewww.gov.scot23 September 2026
Paying your Council Tax billwww.mygov.scot23 September 2026
Council Tax levels: April 2026 to March 2027www.gov.wales23 September 2026
Council Tax levels: associated data tablesgov.wales23 September 2026
Council Tax dwellings: April 2026 to March 2027www.gov.wales23 September 2026
Survey of public attitudes to council tax: 2025www.gov.wales23 September 2026
Check your council tax bandwww.gov.uk25 October 2026
Find your council's own bill informationwww.gov.uk25 October 2026

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