Question follow-through · 12948

Employers' Contributions: Government Departments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding she has budgeted (a) overall and (b) for each Department to reimburse them for the increased costs they incur from the rise in employers national insurance contributions.

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
12 Nov 2024
Answer
12 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding she has budgeted (a) overall and (b) for each Department to reimburse them for the increased costs they incur from the rise in employers national insurance contributions.

  2. 12 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Government will provide support for departments and other public sector employers for additional Employer National Insurance Contributions costs only. This funding will be allocated to departments, with the Barnett formula applying in the usual way.Th...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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