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Written question asked by Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 15 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 October 2025. It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Monday, 13 October 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.

Charities and Hospices: Employers' Contributions

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing an exemption for hospices and charities providing health and care services from the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.

Answer

The Government has protected the smallest businesses and charities from the impact of the increase to employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. That means more than half of businesses with NICs liabilities either gain or see no change this year.

The Government also provides support for charities via our tax regime, which is among the most generous of anywhere in the world, with tax reliefs for charities and their donors worth just over £6 billion for the tax year to April 2024.

Furthermore, the government is investing £100 million to improve hospice facilities, and a further £26 million revenue funding to support children and young people’s hospices this year. This is the biggest investment in hospices in a generation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
77417
Session
2024-26
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Charities Health services Employers' contributions Hospices Social services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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