National Insurance
National Insurance is due on earnings for employees and self-employed workers. There are different Classes of National Insurance applicable to different income types.
Self Employed individual
Applies to anyone aged 16 or over and under state pension age:-
| Self Employed individual | 2021/22 | 2020/21 |
|---|---|---|
| Class 2 Flat Rate (per week) | £3.05 | £3.05 |
| Class 4 @ 9% on profits between | £9,568 – £50,270 | £9,500 – £50,000 |
| Class 4 @ 2% on profits in excess of | £50,270 | £50,000 |
- Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance is collected as part of the self-assessment tax liability.
- Class 2 National Insurance stops when a person reaches State Pension age.
- Class 2 National Insurance is due when self-employed profits exceed £6,515 per year (£6,475 in 2020/21)
- Class 4 National Insurance liability ceases from the start of the tax year after the one in which the person reaches State Pension age.
Employed individual
| Employed individual | 2021/22 | 2020/21 |
|---|---|---|
| No NI on earnings up to (per week) | £184 | £183 |
| At 12% on earnings between (per week) | £184 – £967 | £183-962 |
| At 2% on earnings in excess of (per week) | £967 | £962 |
- *Entitlement to state pension and other contribution based benefits is retained for earnings between £120 and £184 per week.
| Employer NI is due at 13.8% on employee weekly earnings in excess of | £170 | £169 |
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NOTE:
- Employment Allowance available to cover first £4,000 of Employer National Insurance contributions due (Since 6 April 2020, the Employment Allowance has not been available to employers whose only employee is a director).
- Since 6 April 2020 the Employment Allowance has been considered under State Aid rules.
- Employer National Insurance is not due for Employees aged 21 or under.
- From 6 April 2016, there is no Employer NI due for employees who are apprentices and aged under 25 up to the upper secondary threshold of £967 per week.
- Class 3 National Insurance can be paid on a voluntary basis to fill gaps in a person’s National Insurance record in order to qualify for full State Pension
- If you wish to look into the Employment Allowance in closer detail then please click the link > Employment Allowance
You can check your National Insurance record by following the guidance here >