Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 2024-25
A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 2024-25
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Widow's bereavement allowance (120 KB , PDF)
From 1980 to 2000 widows were entitled to receive a tax allowance – the widow’s bereavement allowance (WBA). In April 2000 the allowance was withdrawn as part of a wider reform in state benefits for widows and widowers. This note gives a short history of the WBA, and the efforts of widowers who lost their spouses before the WBA was withdrawn to claim it.
Documents to download
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Widow's bereavement allowance (120 KB , PDF)
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