Written Question·Treasury·UIN 122479

Employers' Contributions: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 20 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of providing relief on employer's National Insurance Contributions for those a) not in education, employment or training and b) under the age of 24 on youth une

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
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...

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