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Social Services: Employers' Contributions

Asked by Julia BuckleyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 10 February 2025UIN 28329

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on non-profit social care providers for under 65s.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Government considered the cost pressures facing adult social care as part of the wider consideration of local government spending within the Spending Review process. To enable local authorities to deliver key services such as adult social care, the Government is making available up to £3.7 billion of additional funding for social care authorities in 2025/26. Overall, core local government spending power is increasing by 6.8% in cash terms.

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