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Written question asked by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 March 2025 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 31 March 2025. A substantive answer was provided by Stephen Kinnock (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 April 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Social Services: Employers' Contributions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in local authority funded adult social care beds due to the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill on the number of delayed hospital discharges.

Answer

The Government has announced an additional £502 million of support for local authorities in England to manage the impact of the changes to employer National Insurance contributions announced at the Autumn Budget

To repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the Government has taken the necessary decision to increase employer National Insurance. A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the bill containing the changes to employer National Insurance contributions. The TIIN sets out the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on individuals, businesses, and civil society organisations, as well as an overview of the equality impacts.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41028
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Employers' contributions Hospital beds Social services
Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill 2024-26
Link
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