PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Add children’s unused personal allowance to their parents’ personal allowance
Allow parents to split and use their children's personal tax allowances if the children are not earning income, on top of their own personal allowance.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
23
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 23/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 23/100,000
Background
Every UK citizen has a personal tax allowance, including children. But if a child has no income, their allowance is unused. We think that letting parents use that unused allowance would fairly support working families, reduce tax pressure, and recognise the true cost of raising children. We think this policy could help ease the cost of living and encourage stable family growth in a time of falling birth rates.