Written Question·Treasury·UIN 34893
Emergency Services: Inheritance Tax
Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the application of inheritance tax to death in service payments will apply to (a) fire, (b) police service and (c) any other emergency service payments.
Answer
James MurrayEstates of emergency services personnel will benefit from the normal nil-rate bands, reliefs, and exemptions available. For example, the nil-rate bands mean an estate can pass on up to £1 million with no inheritance tax liability and the general rules mea...
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