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One million UK couples haven't claimed a £900 tax boost they are entitled to.

According to HM revenue and Customs (HMRC), three million couples across the country have profited already, but about a quarter of all eligible couples are still missing out.

They can get free tax break worth up to £238 a year and backdate their allowance to boost their payment up to £900. In the video above, Mel Stride MP, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, explains how it works.

The government website says that applying for Marriage Allowance is quick and easy and once an application is complete it’s processed immediately.

The new online form takes fewer than ten minutes to fill out and eligible customers will receive backdated claims of up to £662 as a lump sum.

Over 300,000 couples have signed up for the Marriage Allowance tax break since March 2018 but one million are still eligible. All it takes is to fill out the online form on the government website and you could get a little financial boost for a summer holiday.

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