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Employers' Contributions: Exemptions

Asked by Alex BrewerLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12973

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of exempting early years education and care providers from increases in National Insurance contributions to help mitigate rising operational costs.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

It is our ambition that all families have access to high- quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, improving opportunity for every child and work choices for every parent; the government is grateful for the work of childcare providers and local authorities in delivering this care.

In 2025-26 alone, this government spent over £8 billion on early years entitlements, and we have increased the early years pupil premium by over 45%. On top of this we have provided further supplementary funding of £75 million for the Early Years Expansion Grant.

The government keeps all taxes under review as part of the policy making process. The Chancellor will announce any changes to the tax system at fiscal events in the usual way.

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