Schools: Employers' Contributions
Commons · Question 102936 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when schools will be reimbursed for the increase in National Insurance contributions.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 28 Jan 2026
We have provided schools with over £1.1 billion to support them with the increases to employer National Insurance contributions from April 2025.We published schools’ allocations in May 2025, and payments were made in September and October 2025.