Petition · HM Treasury

Allow employees to deduct living expenses from salary before it’s taxed.

Closed 948 signatures

What the petition asks

I’d like to propose that the Government allow employees to deduct essential living expenses—such as rent/mortgage, utility bills, food, council tax and childcare—from their income before it is subject to tax.
I believe this change could bring about several key benefits 1) Increase in disposable income. 2) Reduction in financial stress 3) Fairer taxation system. I believe that the tax system has loopholes for the rich and some large companies do not pay a fair amount of tax. I also think that a large percentage of tax is wasted, and it is therefore only fair to let people keep more of their income, and funding this could include reducing public services.

Timeline

6 Dec 2024 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jun 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 948
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 6 Dec 2024
Closed 6 Jun 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 2 Aug 2026.