Charities: National Insurance Contributions

Commons Oral Questions 3 July 2025 View on Hansard ↗

Related topics: Business and industry Finance and taxation Welfare and benefits charity sector funding employer national insurance public finances tax changes impact

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Sir Desmond Swayne Con

8. What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on charities.

Stephanie Peacock The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The Government highly value 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.

Sir Desmond Swayne

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations puts the cost at £1.4 billion. That is right, isn’t it?

Stephanie Peacock

I reiterate that we really value the charity sector, but we have had to make some very difficult decisions.

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