Written questions

Schools: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 42764 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 8 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the formula for reimbursing schools after increases in employer National Insurance contributions.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 8 Apr 2025

In developing our National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant methodology for mainstream schools and academies, the department considered both the impact of the change to National Insurance rates and the changes to the threshold at which NICs are applie...