Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 41262

Employers' Contributions and Unemployment Benefits

Tabled: 25 March 2025

Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase to employers National Insurance contributions on trends in the levels of unemployment benefit claims.

Answer

Alison McGovern

The potential impacts of the changes to employers National Insurance Contributions, have been assessed by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility. This assessment is publicly available and can be found here: Economic and fiscal outlook – March 20...

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