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UK pension & tax rates 2021/22
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Figures for the 2021/22 tax year (6 April 2021 to 5 April 2022), as at 25 July 2026. Every figure is read from the engine’s versioned 2021/22 configuration (2021-22-v1.14; only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table, verification dated 2026-07-25) — the same constants the calculators compute against, so this reference cannot drift from a calculated result.
Also available as machine-readable JSON.
| Standard annual allowance | £40,000 |
|---|---|
| Taper — threshold income gate | £200,000 |
| Taper — adjusted income gate | £240,000 |
| Taper — reduction | £1 for every £2of adjusted income over £240,000 |
| Tapered allowance floor | £4,000 |
| Money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) | £4,000 |
| Relief limit — basic amount | £3,600gross; relief is available on the greater of this and relevant UK earnings (relief-at-source schemes) |
| DB revaluation — prior-September CPI | 0.5%applied to the DB opening value (FA 2004 s.235) |
Source: PTM055100 · PTM057100 · PTM056510 · FA 2004 s.190 & s.235 · PTM053301PTM055100 · PTM057100 · PTM056510 · PTM053301 · Apply it: Annual allowance · Tapered AA · MPAA · Carry forward · DB input amount
Configuration 2021-22-v1.14; only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table, verification dated 25 July 2026.
| Personal allowance | £12,570 |
|---|---|
| Personal allowance — withdrawn from | £100,000£1 for every £2 of adjusted net income; nil at £125,140 |
| Basic rate — 20% | first £37,700of taxable income |
| Higher rate — 40% | £37,700 to £150,000 |
| Additional rate — 45% | over £150,000 |
Source: ITA 2007 s.10 & s.35 (rates, bands, personal-allowance withdrawal) · Apply it: Income tax · £100k tax trap · Adjusted net income
Configuration 2021-22-v1.14; only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table, verification dated 25 July 2026.
| Personal allowance — 0% | first £12,570UK-wide; the bands below assume it in full |
|---|---|
| Starter rate — 19% | £12,571 to £14,667of income |
| Scottish basic rate — 20% | £14,668 to £25,296of income |
| Intermediate rate — 21% | £25,297 to £43,662of income |
| Higher rate — 41% | £43,663 to £150,000of income |
| Top rate — 46% | £150,001 and aboveof income |
Bands are shown as gross-income boundaries on gov.scot's published basis, assuming the full £12,570 personal allowance and no relief-at-source pension contributions or Gift Aid. Tax is charged on taxable income, so where the allowance is reduced (adjusted net income over £100,000) the top rate (from £150,001) does not move, because the allowance is already nil there, while the boundaries below it fall by the amount of the reduction. Relief-at-source pension contributions and Gift Aid extend the Scottish basic-rate band and every band above it, so the top rate starts higher by the grossed-up amount (FA 2004 s.192(4A); ITA 2007 s.414(2)). The taxable band widths behind these boundaries are published in the JSON dataset for this year.
Source: Scotland Act 2016 s.13; rates set by the Scottish Parliament (gov.scot). ITA 2007 s.35 (personal allowance). Savings, dividends, the personal allowance and its withdrawal are UK-wide.Savings, dividends, the personal allowance and its withdrawal are UK-wide. · Apply it: Income tax (Scottish taxpayer option) · £100k tax trap (Scottish taxpayer option)
Configuration 2021-22-v1.14; only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table, verification dated 25 July 2026.
| Personal savings allowance (basic / higher / additional) | £1,000 / £500 / £0 |
|---|---|
| Starting rate for savings | 0% on up to £5,000eroded £1-for-£1 by non-savings taxable income |
| Dividend allowance | £2,000 |
| Dividend rates (ordinary / upper / additional) | 7.5% / 32.5% / 38.1% |
Inside top-slicing relief the personal allowance is recalculated at the annual-equivalent slice (FA 2020), and for gains from 6 April 2021 the PSA and starting rate for savings are recalculated there too (IPTM3820).
Source: ITA 2007 s.12 & ss.12A–12B (starting rate, PSA) · ITA 2007 s.13A (dividend nil rate) · Apply it: Income tax · Top-slicing relief · Chargeable event gain
Configuration 2021-22-v1.14; only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table, verification dated 25 July 2026.
| Child Benefit (weekly, first / additional child) | £21.15 / £14.00 |
|---|---|
| HICBC — starts at adjusted net income | £50,000 |
| HICBC — clawback | 1% per £100of adjusted net income over £50,000; full charge at £60,000 |
Source: ITEPA 2003 s.681B–681H · SSCBA 1992 s.141 · Apply it: HICBC · Adjusted net income
Configuration 2021-22-v1.14; only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table, verification dated 25 July 2026.
| Trust rate | 45% |
|---|---|
| Trust dividend rate | 38.1% |
| Standard rate band | £1,000 |
Source: ITA 2007 s.9 & s.479 · Apply it: Onshore bond tax · Offshore bond tax
Configuration 2021-22-v1.14; only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table, verification dated 25 July 2026.
| CGT annual exempt amount | £12,300 |
|---|---|
| CGT rates (basic / higher) | 10% / 20%excluding residential property and carried interest gains |
| ISA annual subscription limit | £20,000 |
ParaplanAI has no stand-alone CGT calculator, and the signed-in wrapper tax comparison starts at 2022/23, so it does not use these rates.
Source: TCGA 1992 s.1K & s.1H · ITTOIA 2005 s.694 (ISA regulations) · Apply it: Pension vs ISA (ISA limit only)
Configuration 2021-22-v1.14; only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table, verification dated 25 July 2026.
The 2021/22 figures come from configuration 2021-22-v1.14; the verification is dated 2026-07-25, and only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table. The figures are unchanged since configuration 2021-22-v1.12; later versions changed only the source notes. Read the full list of sources and qualifiers.
For planning and illustration purposes only. Verify all inputs against source documents. This reference does not constitute financial or tax advice. Figures from configuration 2021-22-v1.14; only its annual allowance and taper figures, and its Child Benefit weekly rates, are verified against official sources; its other figures are best-effort historical values, not yet confirmed against an official table, verification dated 2026-07-25.