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Charities: Employers' Contributions

Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 March 2025UIN 35766

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the £233 million funding for homelessness services is expected to be spent on covering increased employer National Insurance contributions.

Answered by Rushanara Ali

The £233 million uplift in homelessness funding has been provided to get back on track to ending homelessness. This brings total for funding for homelessness services to nearly £1 billion in 2025/26.

The Government has also announced £502 million in funding to protect local government from changes to employer National Insurance contributions. Allocations have been published here Updated explanatory note on the Employer National Insurance Contribution Grant 2025 to 2026 - GOV.UK.

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