Marriage allowance

in General
If a client was making pension payments to get back under the limit to avoid high income tax benefit charge and they have a non earning spouse does this also bring them back within scope of being able to use the marriage allowance?
Comments
As far as I am aware, its the extended basic rate band as a result of the pension contribution that is used to determine whether the taxpayers is basic rate or not. So I would say you would be able to claim the marriage allowance on this basis.
Thanks Nath