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Charities: National Insurance Contributions

Thursday 3 July 2025 · 1 question

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At a glance

Answered 0 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government has assessed the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on charities.
  • The National Council for Voluntary Organisations estimates the cost to charities at 1.4 billion.
  • The Government values the charity sector and acknowledges the difficulty of its decisions on tax and spending.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Desmond Swayne Con New Forest West
Taxation
Context

The question arises from concerns about the financial burden placed on charities due to recent changes in employer National Insurance Contributions. The charity sector is worried that these changes could significantly affect their operations and funding.

Question

What recent assessment has the Government made of the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on charities? The National Council for Voluntary Organisations puts the cost at £1.4 billion. That is right, isn’t it?

Answer from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Stephanie Peacock)

The Government highly values the charity sector and its positive contribution. However, we have had to take a number of difficult decisions on tax, welfare and spending to fix the public finances, fund public services and restore economic stability.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific cost estimate from the NCVO and the exact impact assessment requested by the MP were not addressed.

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