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Apprentices: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure employers are aware of the available National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under the age of 25.

answeredTreasury

About this written question

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

Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
1 May 2025
Target answer date
6 May 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 1 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure employers are aware of the available National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under the age of 25.

  2. 6 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    HMRC maintains comprehensive Gov.uk guidance to help employers understand the Class 1 NICs relief for apprentices under the age of 25, which has been in place since 2016. It can be found here: Paying employer National Insurance contributions for apprentic...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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