Question follow-through · 13505
Armed Forces: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.52 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax on Death in Service awards for surviving spouse
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 11 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 14 Nov 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.52 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax on Death in Service awards for surviving spouse
14 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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14 Nov 2024
Answer published
Most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes from 6 April 2027.Transfers to spouses and civil partners are exempt from inheritance tax. This means death benefits paid to s...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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