Further Education: Employers' Contributions
Commons · Question 106670 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of compensatory funding to further education institutions for the increase in Employer National Insurance contributions on colleges.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 27 Jan 2026
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. To recognise the increase to employers’ National Insurance contributions, we made approximately £155 million available in 2025/26 to support further education inst...