Up to 900,000 retirees could be taxed on their state pension income this year, according to Government figures. Marriage Allowance recipients may be slapped with the levy due to significant hikes to the triple lock and frozen tax allowances. Low income households who use the Marriage Allowance to share their personal tax allowance with their partner will be primarily affected. In a Freedom of Information (FOI) request made by LCP, published by The Sun, 40 per cent of Marriage Allowance claimants are over 65 years old. This is the equivalent of nearly 900,000 pensioners, who risk paying tax on …