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If you're reading the book and have come across a statistic marked with a little 'T' symbol, this is the page that'll show you the most up to date figure for it. The laws change, and to make sure your book stands the test of time, we put this page together. Scroll down to the chapter you're reading, expand that section, and look for the figure you need.

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Groundwork

Last Updated: 21/02/2025

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[p. 20, 21, 27] £85,000 (Ref)


Earning

Last Updated: 21/02/2025

[p. 32, 40] 16-17 £10,910 | 18-21 £17,284 | 22-29 £24,600 | 30-39 £30,865 | 40-49 £33,477 | 50-59 £31,358 | 60+ £27,508 (Ref)


[p. 33] Part-time age limit 13 (Ref)


[p. 33, 40, 41] Apprentice £6.40 | 18 and under £6.40 | 18-20 £8.60 | 21 and over £11.44 (Ref)


[p. 38] Apprentice minimum age 16 (Ref)


[p. 38] Apprentices should be studying for at least 20% of their contracted hours (Ref)


[p. 39] Apprentices get a minimum of 20 days of holiday per year (Ref)


[p. 39] University undergrad annual tuition fees are up to £9,535, and free for Scottish nationals studying in Scotland, and up to £4,855 for Northern Irish studying in Northern Ireland (Ref)


[p. 43] Tax-free redundancy pay allowance £30k (Ref)


[p. 44] There is no specific process to dismiss someone by law - you must simply do it fairly (Ref)


[p. 54] Automatic pension enrolment age is 22 and earning £10,000 per year or more (Ref)


[p. 54] Lower Earnings Threshold is £6,396 (Ref)


[p. 54] Legal minimum employer contribution 3% (Ref)


[p. 54] Legal minimum combined contribution 8% (Ref)


[p. 58] Minimum holiday allowance is 5.6 weeks, or 28 days (Ref)


[p. 59] Statutory sick pay is £116.75 per week (Ref)


[p. 59] Statutory sick pay can last up to 28 weeks (Ref)


[p. 59] Statutory paternity leave is 2 weeks, paid at £184.03 or 90% of weekly salary if that is lower (Ref)


[p. 59] Statutory maternity leave is up to 39 weeks, where the first 6 weeks are paid at 90% of the salary, and beyond that at £184.03 or 90% of weekly salary if that is lower (Ref)


[p. 66, 67, 68, 72] Personal allowance is £12,570 (Ref)


[p. 66, 67] Basic Rate is 20% on everything between your Personal Allowance and £37,700 (Ref)


[p. 66, 67] Higher Rate is 40% on everything between the Basic Rate and £125,140 (Ref)


[p. 67, 72] Your personal allowance erodes by £1 for every £2 you earn over £100,000 (Ref)


[p. 67] Additional Rate is 45% on everything above the Higher Rate (Ref)


[p. 68] Marriage Allowance is £1,260 (Ref)


[p. 68] Blind Person's Allowance is £3,070 (Ref)


[p. 68] Scottish income taxes - please refer to the link  (Ref)


[p. 69] Lower Earnings Limit of £533 - 0% (but get the benefits of NI) | Up to Primary Threshold of £1,048 - 0% | Up to Upper Threshold of £4,189 - 8% | Anything Above - 2% (Ref)


[p. 69] Employer National Insurance is 13.8% (Ref)


[p. 70] You need to have contributed 35 full years' worth to receive full state pension (Ref)


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[p. 98] Please refer to data above (4. Salaried Employees)


[p. 104] VAT is 20% (Ref)


[p. 105] VAT threshold is £90,000 (Ref)


[p. 106] Please refer to data above (4. Salaried Employees)


[p. 107] Please refer to data above (4. Salaried Employees)


[p. 107] Please refer to data above (4. Salaried Employees)


[p. 107] For Basic Rate taxpayers - 8.75% | For Higher Rate taxpayers - 33.75% | For Additional Rate taxpayers - 39.35% (Ref)


[p. 108] State retirement age is 66 (Ref)


[p. 108] For the self-employed the National Insurance threshold is £12,570 (Ref)


[p. 108] Class 2 National Insurance applies to business that have made less than £6,725 profit (Ref)


[p. 108] Class 2 is a flat rate of £3.45 per week, or £179.40 per year (Ref)


[p. 108] Class 4 charged on profit between £12,570 and £50,270 at 6% (Ref)


[p. 108] Class 4 NI is 2% on profits above £50,270 (Ref)


[p. 108] If you draw a salary from your company, you'll be liable to paying NI at 8% between £12,570 and £50,270, and 2% on anything above that (Ref)


[p. 108] Employers have to pay NI of 13.8% on salaries above £9,100 (Ref)


[p. 110] UK landlords can earn £1,000 of tax-free rental income (Ref)


[p. 110] The requirements for individuals in a relationship claiming child benefits seem to have changed and are unclear - please do your own research if this applies to you


[p. 111] Taxable income is over £150,000 (Ref)


[p. 111] Penalty for a late tax return is up to £100 if it is up to three months late (Ref)


[p. 117] Universal Credit is broken up into several different types - check for your circumstances by clicking the link (Ref)


[p. 118] For every £1 you earn in excess , your payments will go down by 55p (Ref)


Spending

Last Updated: 25/02/2025

[p. 118] Contactless payment limit £100 (Ref)


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[p. 118] The AA's car inspection service costs £159 (Ref)


[p. 118] The IAM test costs £200 (Ref)


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[p. 185] UK petrol tax is 52.95p per litre (Ref)


[p. 185] Cigarette tax is 16.5% plus £6.69 on a pack of 20 (Ref)


[p. 186] VAT is currently 20% (Ref)


[p. 186] Lower rate VAT is 5% (Ref)


[p. 187] The gift customs duty threshold is £135 (Ref)


[p. 190] You can claim £6 per week for work from home allowance (Ref)


[p. 190] You can backtrack up to 4 years for allowable expenses (Ref)


[p. 191] You must keep receipts for 5 years (Ref)


Debt

Last Updated: 24/03/2025

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[p. 219] Typical overdraft APR: 15% to 40% (Ref)


[p. 220] Typical credit card APR: 24.3% (Ref)


[p. 221] Typical bank loan APR: 5% to 10% (Ref)


[p. 222] Typical peer-to-peer APR: 3% to 30% (Ref)


[p. 223] Typical payday APR: 1,250% (Ref)


[p. 223] The FCA has capped payday lenders' rates at 0.8% per day (Ref)


[p. 224] Typical PCP APR: 5% to 14% (Ref)


[p. 224] Typical HP APR: 4% to 8% (Ref)


[p. 226] Typical Buy Now, Pay Later APR: 0% to 29% (Ref)


[p. 227] Typical student loan APR: 7.1% to 7.3% (Ref)


[p. 228] The annual undergraduate tuition fees in the UK are £9,535 (Ref)


[p. 228] The annual maintenance loan in the UK ranges from £3,790 to £12,367 (Ref)


[p. 228] Typical mortgage APR: 4% to 6% (Ref)


[p. 232] Plan 1 (£24,990) - 9% | Plan 2 (£27,295) - 9% | Plan 4 (£31,395) - 9% | Plan 5 (£25,000) - 9% | Postgraduate Loan (£21,000) - 6% (Ref)


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This chapter has no variable figures.


[p. 249, 254] If you owe less than £50,000, you can apply for a DRO (Ref)


[p. 249, 255] There is no DRO application fee (Ref)


[p. 249] Lenders can declare you bankrupt if you owe more than £5,000 (Ref)


[p. 250] When bankrupt, you cannot borrow more than £500 without declaring your bankruptcy (Ref)


[p. 250] When with a DRO, you cannot borrow more than £500 without declaring your DRO (Ref)


[p. 254] Under the 'Debt Respite Scheme' you can get up to 60 days of protection (Ref)


[p. 254] To apply for a DRO, you must have less than £2,000 in assets (Ref)


[p. 254] To apply for a DRO, you must not have much spare income, usually less than £75 at the end of each month (Ref)


[p. 254] To apply for a DRO, you cannot have applied for one in the last 6 years (Ref)


[p. 255] A DRO will mean you don't have to make payments for 12 months (Ref)


[p. 256] To apply for an Administrative Order, you must owe less than £5,000 (Ref)


Saving

Last Updated: 24/03/2025

[p. 264] FSCS protection is up to £85,000 (Ref)


[p. 264] The personal allowance is £12,570 (Ref)


[p. 264] The starting rate is £17,570, an additional £5,000 (Ref)


[p. 264] The basic rate interest allowance is £1,000 (Ref)


[p. 264] The higher rate interest allowance is £500 (Ref)


[p. 264] The annual ISA allowance is £20,000 (Ref)


[p. 277] The Bank of England's base rate is 4.50% (Ref)


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Investing

Last Updated: 24/03/2025

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This chapter has no variable figures.


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[p. 354, 356, 375] The annual ISA allowance is £20,000 (Ref)


[p. 355] The annual LISA allowance is £4,000, and will receive a 25% bonus (Ref)


[p. 356] You must be between 18 and 40 to open a LISA, and can contribute until the age of 50 (Ref)


[p. 357] The annual Junior ISA allowance is £9,000 (Ref)


[p. 357] A Junior ISA recipient will be able to manage the investments at 16, and withdraw money from 18 (Ref)


[p. 358, 375] The British ISA initiative has been scrapped (Ref)


[p. 374] Capital gains tax allowance is £3,000 (Ref)


[p. 375] Basic rate is paid up to £50,270 (Ref)


[p. 375] 10% tax is charged on capital gains above the tax-free allowance if you are within the basic rate band (Ref)


[p. 375] 20% tax is charged if your annual income falls within the higher rate tax band or above (Ref)


[p. 375] Capital gains tax on residential property is 24% (Ref)


[p. 376] The dividend tax-free allowance is £500 (Ref)


[p. 376] The personal allowance is £12,570 (Ref)


[p. 377] Basic Rate - 8.75% | Higher Rate - 33.75% | Additional Rate - 39.35% (Ref)


[p. 377] The starting rate is £17,570, an additional £5,000 (Ref)


[p. 377] The basic rate interest allowance is £1,000 (Ref)


[p. 377] The higher rate interest allowance is £500 (Ref)


[p. 378, 379] Up to £250,000 - 5% | The next £675,000 up to £925,000 - 10% | The next £575,000 up to £1,500,000 - 15% | Anything over £1,500,000 - 17% (Ref)


[p. 380] Up to £180,000 - 5% | Up to £250,000 - 8.5% | Up to £400,000 - 10% | Up to £750,000 - 12.5% | Up to £1,500,000 - 15% | Anything over £1,500,000 - 17% (Ref)


[p. 380] The rental income tax-free allowance is £1,000 (Ref)


Sundries

Last Updated: 24/03/2025

[p. 394, 395] 35% on a house after 3-5 years and an additional 1% every year thereafter up to the maximum listed in the reference. For flats, it's 50% and 2% respectively (Ref)


[p. 395] Northern Ireland's scheme will grant a 20% discount to tenants of 5 years, which increases by 2% every year up to a maximum of 60%, or £24,000, whichever is lower (Ref)


[p. 405, 406] Up to £250,000 - 0% | The next £675,000 up to £925,000 - 5% | The next £575,000 up to £1,500,000 - 10% | Anything over £1,500,000 - 12% (Ref)


[p. 405] First time buyers relief is 0% stamp duty up to £300,000, and 5% between £300,000 and £500,000 (Ref)


[p. 406, 409] Stamp duty for additional properties will be 5% above normal rates in England (Ref)


[p. 407] Up to £145,000 - 0% | Up to £250,000 - 2% | Up to £325,000 - 5% | Up to £750,000 - 10% | Anything over £750,000 - 12% (Ref)


[p. 407] First time buyers relief is 0% LBTT up to £175,000 (Ref)


[p. 408] Up to £225,000 - 0% | Up to £400,000 - 6% | Up to £750,000 - 7.5% | Up to £1,500,000 - 10% | Anything over £1,500,000 - 12% (Ref)


[p. 411] A death certificate will cost you £12.50 from the General Register Office (Ref)


[p. 415] The probate application fee is £300 if the estate is valued at over £5,000 (Ref)


[p. 415] The inheritance tax threshold is £325,000 (Ref)


[p. 415] The threshold can increase to £500,000 if a property is being passed onto a child (including adopted, foster or stepchildren) (Ref)


[p. 416] Inheritance tax is 40% (Ref)


[p. 422] Registering a will costs £30 (Ref)


[p. 423] Your annual tax-free gifting exemption is £3,000 (Ref)


[p. 423] You can make an unlimited amount of small gifts of £250 or less (Ref)


[p. 424] You can gift up to £5,000 to a child, £2,500 to a grandchild, and £1,000 to anyone else for weddings and civil partnership celebrations (Ref)


[p. 424] 3 to 4 years - 32% | 4 to 5 years - 24% | 5 to 6 years - 8% | 7 or more - 0% (Ref)


[p. 432] Gambling companies pay 10% to 50% on gambling activity profits, depending on the amount (Ref)


[p. 450] Family mediation vouchers up to £500 are offered to families that need it (Ref)


[p. 455] Level 1 - £200 | Level 2 - £500 | Level 3 - £1,000 | Level 4 - £2,500 | Level 5 - Unlimited (Ref)


[p. 455] Band A - 25% to 75% of weekly income | Band B - 75% to 125% | Band C - 125% to 175% | Band D - 200% to 300% | Band E - 300% to 500% | Band F - 500% to 700% (Ref)


[p. 458] A Grade A solicitor will typically be between £282 to £566 per hour, and a Grade D trainee solicitor will typically be between £139 to £205 per hour (Ref)


[p. 459] Divorce or end a Civil Partnership - £593 | Claim money you are owed - £35 to £10,000 | Appeal a benefits decision - Free | Apply for bankruptcy - £680 | Apply for probate - Free or £300 (Ref)


This chapter has no variable figures.


This chapter has no variable figures.


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