Class 1
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Employee (primary)
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Employer (secondary)
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Payable on weekly earnings of
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Below £113 (lower earnings limit)
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Nil
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–
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£113 – £157 (primary threshold)
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*0%
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–
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Up to £157 (Secondary theshold)
Above £157
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–
–
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Nil
13.8%
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£157.01 – £866 (upper earnings limit)
£157.01 – £866 (Under 21s and apprentices under 25)
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**12%
–
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–
0%
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Above £866
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**2%
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–
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*No NICs are actually payable but national Class 1 NIC is deemed to have been paid; this protects contributory benefit entitlement.**Over state pension age, the employee contribution is generally nil.
Employment allowance Up to £3,000 (per year)
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Class 1A
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On relevant benefits
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13.8%
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Class 2
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Self employed
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£2.85 per week
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Small profits threshold
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£6,025 per annum
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Class 3
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Voluntary
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£14.25 per week
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Class 4
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Self employed on annual profits
£8,164 – £45,000
Excess over £45,000
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*9%
*2%
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*Exemption applies if state retirement age was reached by 6 April 2016
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