Employers' Contributions: Tax Allowances
Commons · Question 122478 · Tabled 20 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing relief on employer's National Insurance Contributions for a) those not in education, employment or training, b) the long-term sick and c) those und
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 26 Mar 2026
Businesses are able to claim employer National Insurance Contribution reliefs including those for under-21s and under-25 apprentices on earnings up to £50,270. These reliefs are forecast to be worth around £2.5 billion in 2025/26. The government is commit...