Reform UK Plans £15,000 Tax-Free Allowance

Reform UK has announced a flagship policy to raise the income tax-free personal allowance to £15,000, a move the party says would deliver a significant tax cut for millions of workers. The pledge, unveiled by economic spokesperson Robert Jenrick at the party's conference in Birmingham on September 5, 2026, promises to be implemented within the first 100 days of a Reform government. However, the proposal has immediately drawn criticism from tax experts who argue it would be an inefficient and costly policy that contradicts the party's stated goal of creating a smaller state. The personal allowance, the amount an individual can earn before paying income tax, has been frozen at £12,570 since 2021. Under current government plans, it will remain at that level until 2031. Reform argues this freeze has acted as a stealth tax, dragging more low-income earners into the tax net as wages rise with inflation. Jenrick framed the policy as a direct reversal of this trend. "The first 15 grand you earn is yours. Every penny is yours taxfree," he told delegates, calling it "the biggest rise in the personal allowance in its history.