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Home Care Services: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 110133 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on the financial sustainability of domiciliary care providers.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 5 Feb 2026

The Government has protected the smallest businesses and charities from the impact of the increase to employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. That means more than half of businesses with NICs liabilities ...