Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 15922

Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage

Tabled: 25 November 2024

Answered: 3 December 2024

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authority core funding will include funding for proposed changes to (a) employers National Insurance contributions and (b) the minimum wage.

Answer

Jim McMahon

We have announced £1.3 billion of new grant funding in 2025/26 for local government to deliver core services. Together with local income from council tax and locally-retained business rates, this will provide a real-terms increase in total core spending p...

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