Written questions

Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage

Commons · Question 15922 · Tabled 25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 3 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authority core funding will include funding for proposed changes to (a) employers National Insurance contributions and (b) the minimum wage.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 3 Dec 2024

We have announced £1.3 billion of new grant funding in 2025/26 for local government to deliver core services. Together with local income from council tax and locally-retained business rates, this will provide a real-terms increase in total core spending p...