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Schools: Employers' Contributions

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 2 July 2025UIN 62520

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to employers’ National Insurance contributions on state-funded schools in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

Schools in Surrey local authority are receiving £14.3 million to support them with the increased costs to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) from April 2025. Schools have autonomy over how they use this funding as their precise spending, including NICs costs, vary based on the staffing decisions each school makes.

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