Question follow-through · 80317
National Insurance Contributions: Exemptions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered extending National Insurance Contribution exemptions; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on levels of recruitment in the hospitality sector.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 16 Oct 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered extending National Insurance Contribution exemptions; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on levels of recruitment in the hospitality sector.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Oct 2025
Answer published
Businesses can claim a number of employer NICs reliefs including those for under-21s and under-25 apprentices. This means employers will pay no employer NICs for apprentices under 25 or employees under 21 on earnings up to £50,270. There are a wide range ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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