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Schools: Employers' Contributions

Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 28 January 2026UIN 102936

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when schools will be reimbursed for the increase in National Insurance contributions.

Answered by Georgia Gould

We have provided schools with over £1.1 billion to support them with the increases to employer National Insurance contributions from April 2025.We published schools’ allocations in May 2025, and payments were made in September and October 2025.

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