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Employers' Contributions and Unemployment Benefits

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 2 April 2025UIN 41262

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase to employers National Insurance contributions on trends in the levels of unemployment benefit claims.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The potential impacts of the changes to employers National Insurance Contributions, have been assessed by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.

This assessment is publicly available and can be found here: Economic and fiscal outlook – March 2025 - Office for Budget Responsibility

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