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Local Government: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 71485 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 5 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether councils will receive compensatory payments for increases in employer National Insurance contributions in (a) 2026-27 and (b) 2027-28.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 5 Sep 2025

The government provided an additional £515 million for local government in 2025-26 to manage the impact of changes to employer National Insurance Contributions. The recent Spending Review provides over £5 billion of new grant funding over the next three y...