Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 71485

Local Government: Employers' Contributions

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether councils will receive compensatory payments for increases in employer National Insurance contributions in (a) 2026-27 and (b) 2027-28.

Answer

Jim McMahon

The government provided an additional £515 million for local government in 2025-26 to manage the impact of changes to employer National Insurance Contributions. The recent Spending Review provides over £5 billion of new grant funding over the next three y...

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