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 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|
| Class 2 Flat Rate (per week) | £3.00 | £2.95 |
| Class 4 @ 9% on profits between | £8,632 – £50,000 | £8,424 – £46,350 |
| Class 4 @ 2% on profits in excess of | £50,000 | £46,350 |
- 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 £6,365 per year (£6,025 in 2018/19)
- 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 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|
| No NI on earnings up to (per week) | £166* | £162 |
| At 12% on earnings between (per week) | £166 – £962 | £162-£892 |
| At 2% on earnings in excess of (per week) | £962 | £892 |
- *Entitlement to state pension and other contribution based benefits is retained for earnings between £118 and £166 per week. (£116 and £162 per week 2018/19)
| Employer NI is due at 13.8% on employee earnings in excess of | £166 | £162 |
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NOTE:
- Employment Allowance available to cover first £3,000 of Employer National Insurance contributions due (From 6 April 2016, no Employment Allowance is available to an employer whose only employee is a director).
- 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 £962 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 >