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Apprentices: Employers' Contributions

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 16 May 2025UIN 50507

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of SMEs using National Insurance relief for apprentices aged under 25 in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

Answered by James Murray

HMRC publishes estimates of the number of employers who benefit from the relief on employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices under 25, which are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs

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