Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 106670

Further Education: Employers' Contributions

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Euan Stainbank

LabourFalkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of compensatory funding to further education institutions for the increase in Employer National Insurance contributions on colleges.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. To recognise the increase to employers’ National Insurance contributions, we made approximately £155 million available in 2025/26 to support further education inst...

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