Number of UK non-doms down by 11% after pandemic travel curbs

HMRC says drop for 2020-21 financial year coincided with substantial reduction in international aviation'

The number of super-rich people who live in the UK but pay no tax on their offshore income has fallen by 11%, after the pandemic imposed severe travel restrictions, according to figures published by HMRC on Thursday.

UK-based people with non-domicile tax status - so called non-doms" - in the 2020-21 financial year totalled 68,300, a fall of 8,200 on the previous year. The number has been on a downward path since 2017, with tax experts also citing Brexit and tighter government controls on who can claim the tax break.