Petition

Raise the personal tax free allowance in line with the raise in minimum wage.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

A fair investigation, An economic and fiscal impact assessment using Microsimulation models. Cost-of-Living & Inflation Adjustment Study using ONS cost-of-living indices to track how average essential expense's have risen since the freeze and a Distributional Fairness review using a decile analysis.
Calculate a “real-terms neutral” allowance — the amount that would buy the same goods and services as £12,570 did in 2021. Benchmarking Against Other Metrics to tie the allowance to a transparent economic measure as well as a public consultation to measure perceived fairness and public priorities.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Hello, there doesn't appear to be any direct correlation between the time for the petition and its main text.

You could start a new petition making clearer what you want - in particular, whether you want the personal income tax allowance rise in line with inflation or increases to the national living wage.

Timeline

6 Nov 2025 Petition opened for signatures
9 Dec 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Dec 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.