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Dividend allowance

500 GBP/year

2026-27, from 2026-04-06 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-06

You also get a dividend allowance of £500 each year. You only pay tax on any dividend income above the dividend allowance.

key

uk/dividends/dividend-allowance

value

500 GBP/year

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-06 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/tax-on-dividends

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-06)

next expected change

2027-04-06 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

500 GBP/year (2025-26) from 2025-04-06

scope

England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Scotland alike (dividend rates are UK-wide); dividends in an ISA are not taxed

hash

sha256:4b31aee47766178a5ab0a9083b1adfe92633651c85eb985fa5ae862d4b1349c8

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/dividends/dividend-allowance?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/dividends/dividend-allowance

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  "value": 500,
  "unit": "GBP/year",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-06",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/tax-on-dividends",
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  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-06",
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  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-06",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
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  },
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