Petition Raise Inheritance Tax Threshold for unwed couples who live together

only civil partners/married people benefit from a much raised Inheritance tax threshold than anyone else.It has been £325k since 2009 and today house prices are £300plus. Many are losing their homes in order to pay up.It is not fair that people in this category suffer worry and anxiety of losing

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their home. The Inheritance Tax threshold should be exactly the same for everyone whether married or single and siblings should also be considered for a raised threshold of more than £325k. Everyone works and pays their taxes. It is 10 years or more since this was updated while the cost of living, and house prices have risen very quickly and over- taken £325k. I want the Government to raise this in line with todays costs of living and house prices to at least £500k.

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Date closed 1 October 2019
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