Question follow-through · 34893

Emergency Services: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the application of inheritance tax to death in service payments will apply to (a) fire, (b) police service and (c) any other emergency service payments.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
6 Mar 2025
Answer
6 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the application of inheritance tax to death in service payments will apply to (a) fire, (b) police service and (c) any other emergency service payments.

  2. 6 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Estates of emergency services personnel will benefit from the normal nil-rate bands, reliefs, and exemptions available. For example, the nil-rate bands mean an estate can pass on up to £1 million with no inheritance tax liability and the general rules mea...

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