Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 69839

Schools: Employers' Contributions

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Esther McVey

ConservativeTatton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to schools of increases in employers' National Insurance contributions over the next four years.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department is providing almost £1 billion to support schools with the increases to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) from April 2025. The department publishes the schools’ costs technical note, which provides an annual assessment of sch...

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