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Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2020/21
Appendix 6: Upper and lower earnings limits
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Appendix 6: Upper and lower earnings limits
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Appendix 6: Upper and lower earnings limits
Year
Lower earnings limit £
Primary threshold £
Upper earnings limit £
1990/91
46
350
1991/92
52
390
1992/93
54
405
1993/94
56
420
1994/95
57
430
1995/96
58
440
1996/97
61
455
1997/98
62
465
1998/99
64
485
1999/00
66
500
2000/01
67
76
535
2001/02
72
87
575
2002/03
75
89
585
2003/04
77
89
595
2004/05
79
91
610
2005/06
82
94
630
2006/07
84
97
645
2007/08
87
100
670
2008/09
90
105
770
2009/10
95
110
844
2010/11
97
110
844
2011/12
102
139
817
2012/13
107
146
817
2013/14
109
149
797
2014/15
111
153
805
2015/16
112
155
815
2016/17
112
155
827
2017/18
113
157
866
2018/19
116
162
892
2019/20
118
166
962
2020/21
120
183
962
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CPAG. "Appendix 6: Upper and lower earnings limits." In
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2020/21.
, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2026.
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https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-222498CITANCHOR.
CPAG. "Appendix 6: Upper and lower earnings limits." In
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2020/21.
, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2026. https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-222498CITANCHOR.
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