Written Question·Treasury·UIN 38580

Apprentices: Taxation

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing tax breaks to employers who train apprentices.

Answer

James Murray
Employers of those under the age of 21 and apprentices under the age of 25 already receive 100% employer National Insurance relief on salaries up to £50,270.