THE Government has opened registration for the new 'marriage allowance', a tax break for married couples, helping them save up to £212 a year.

From April 6, more than 4 million married couples and 15,000 civil partnerships will be eligible for the tax break.

The allowance means a spouse or civil partner who doesn’t pay tax, or doesn’t pay tax above the basic rate of income tax, can transfer up to £1,060 of their personal tax-free allowance to a spouse or civil partner – as long as the recipient of the transfer doesn’t pay more than the basic rate of income tax.

From April, HMRC will contact those who have already registered for the marriage allowance to apply. People can register at any point in the tax year and still receive the full benefit of the allowance.

Couples can register their interest to receive the Allowance now at gov.uk/marriageallowance.