Petitions/Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces
StatusOngoing
Opened9 Apr 2026
Closes
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

We want the Government to stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance (LSA) which compensates British service personnel for unavoidable extended time away from their families due to deployments and training.

LSA also helps ease the emotional, personal, and financial strain these separations place on soldiers and their loved ones.

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Government response

The Longer Separation Allowance recognises the impact of time away from home. It is taxed like salary under UK tax law, and there are currently no plans to change this.

Constituency engagement ranking

Danny Kruger
1Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1,093
Graham Leadbitter
2Graham Leadbitter MP
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
577
Rishi Sunak
3Rishi Sunak MP
Richmond and Northallerton
462
Alex Baker
4Alex Baker MP
Aldershot
411
Dame Caroline Dinenage
5Dame Caroline Dinenage MP
Gosport
298
Dr Caroline Johnson
6Dr Caroline Johnson MP
Sleaford and North Hykeham
288
Charlie Maynard
7Charlie Maynard MP
Witney
282
Pam Cox
8Pam Cox MP
Colchester
249
Kevin Hollinrake
9Kevin Hollinrake MP
Thirsk and Malton
238
Jess Brown-Fuller
10Jess Brown-Fuller MP
Chichester
180