Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 63153

Teachers: Recruitment

Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost of hiring new teachers due to changes in employer National Insurance contributions for schools in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The increase in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) costs was taken into account when calculating the additional funding the department is providing to support schools with the 2025 pay awards in the financial year 2025/26. Schools in Lancashire will ...
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