A pensioner expressed her outrage after learning that the 10.1 percent state pension increase she was expecting this fiscal year is being diminished because she now needs to pay income tax.

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According to GBI, Linda Cobley, 72, is pleading with the government to lift the six-year frozen on the personal allowance, which will remain at £12,570 until 2027-28.

She previously did not have enough taxable income to pay the tax, but with the increase in the state pension and the freezing of the personal allowance criteria, she is now ensnared in the tax net.

Mrs. Cobley’s husband, 74, was informed four years ago that he had to pay income tax since his annual income exceeded the personal allowance.

He had worked for roughly a week after reaching the state pension age, resulting in a tax bill of about £250.

Mrs. Cobley, who does not receive the full state pension, was informed that the pair could benefit from transferring some of her personal allowance to her husband via the Marriage Allowance.

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“I’ve worked my whole life, but I’ve only ever paid Married Woman’s Stamp,” she explained. I didn’t pay the entire stamps, therefore my government pension isn’t a complete married woman’s pension.”

According to MSN, She applied to transfer portion of her personal allowance so her husband would no longer have to pay tax, which she did for the following years. However, Mr. Cobley got another tax demand for £127 around two weeks ago, indicating that he had once again exceeded his personal allowance.

Mrs. Cobley receives a tiny private pension in addition to her small state pension, and she has recently begun paying income tax.

“I thought, ‘That can’t be right,'” she remarked. But, after more investigation, we discovered that the Government is puffing itself up by claiming to be providing retirees a 10.1 percent pay increase while freezing their tax allowance!”

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