Question follow-through · 25793
Local Government: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an estimate of the potential impact of increases to employers’ National Insurance for (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 30 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an estimate of the potential impact of increases to employers’ National Insurance for (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council
24 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jan 2025
Answer published
The government has announced an additional £515 million of support for local government in England specifically to manage the impact of changes to employer NICs announced at the Autumn Budget.Final allocations to local authorities will be published alongs...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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