Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16187

Hospices

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will reimburse hospices in England for the increase in employer National Insurance contributions introduced in April 2025.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Department has no plans to reimburse hospices in England for the increase in employer National Insurance contributions (ENICs) introduced in April 2025. The planning guidance, published on 30 January 2025, sets out the funding available to integrated ...

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