National Insurance
Tax and social benefit system in the UK, introduced in 1911
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National Insurance (NI) is a fundamental component of the welfare state in the United Kingdom. It acts as a form of social security, since payment of NI contributions establishes entitlement to certain state benefits for workers and their families.
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'I don't yet know' if govt can cut taxes again after NI reduction, Hunt saysChancellor Jeremy Hunt is unsure if the government can afford further tax cuts - as a National Insurance (NI) reduction comes into force today.Sky News - Published | |
National Insurance to be cut from 12% to 10% - as state pension and Universal Credit to riseNational Insurance is to be cut by two percentage points, the chancellor has announced in his autumn statement - as he pledged to "honour the triple lock in full" and increase Universal Credit.Sky News - Published | |
Millions of workers hit by National Insurance hikes from todayMillions of workers will begin paying higher National Insurance contributions from today as part of a plan to raise billions for the NHS and social care.Sky News - Published | |
Autumn statement: How does Rishi Sunak's National Insurance change affect you?The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has increased the amount you can earn before you start paying National Insurance, from £9,880 to £12,570, when the new rate takes effect in April.Sky News - Published | |
PM refuses to budge on benefit cuts despite taxpayers footing bill to support US-owned CO2 producerTaxpayers will help pay for the operating costs of a US-owned fertiliser manufacturer amid the ongoing energy crisis - just weeks after the government announced it was cutting Universal Credit and..Sky News - Published | |
MPs back National Insurance hike to tackle NHS backlog and fund PM's social care changesMPs have backed a tax hike to boost funds for dealing with the NHS treatment backlog and to reform social care in England.Sky News - Published | |
National Insurance hike will see care workers receive tax rise but no pay increase - StarmerUnder Boris Johnson's plan to hike National Insurance by 1.25% as part of social care reform, a care worker on the minimum wage will receive a tax rise but not a pay rise, Sir Keir Starmer has said.Sky News - Published | |
Tax hike will raise 'enough money' to pay for social care reforms - JavidA plan to hike National Insurance contributions will raise "enough money" to pay for reforms to the care sector in England and is "a very Conservative thing to do", Sajid Javid has said.Sky News - Published | |
PM refuses to rule out more tax rises ahead of next election as he defends National Insurance hikeBoris Johnson has refused to rule out further tax rises prior to the next election as he defended his abandonment of a Conservative manifesto promise not to raise National Insurance contributions.Sky News - Published | |
Business groups say NI hike will hold back jobs growth at crucial moment in recoveryBusiness groups have criticised plans for a National Insurance hike as a drag on jobs growth just as firms seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.Sky News - Published | |
PM announces 1.25% National Insurance hike to pay for social careNational Insurance contributions will rise by 1.25% to pay for the social care system in England in a bid to end the "unpredictable and catastrophic costs" faced by many.Sky News - Published | |
PM considering raising National Insurance to fund social care reformsBoris Johnson is looking at raising National Insurance in order to fund long-promised reforms of social care.Sky News - Published |