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National Insurance
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£
per week |
2008-09 |
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Employees |
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Lower earnings
limit, primary Class 1 |
£90 |
£87 |
Upper
earnings limit, primary Class 1 |
£770 |
£670 |
Primary
threshold |
£105 |
£100 |
Secondary
threshold |
£105 |
£100 |
Employees’
primary Class 1 rate between primary threshold and upper earnings limit |
11% |
11% |
Employees
- primary Class 1 rate above upper earnings limit |
1% |
1% |
Employees
- contracted-out rebate |
1.6% |
1.6% |
Married
women’s reduced rate between primary threshold and upper earnings limit |
4.85% |
4.85% |
Married
women’s rate above upper earnings limit |
1% |
1% |
Employers’
secondary Class 1 rate above secondary threshold |
12.8% |
12.8% |
Employers’
contracted-out rebate, salary-related schemes |
3.7% |
3.7% |
Employers’
contracted-out rebate, money-purchase schemes |
1.4% |
1.4% |
Employees'
rates are reduced to 4.85% for married
women with valid certificates of election
but the 1%
rate above £670 still applies. Employees' rates are nil for men over
65
and women over 60. Normal employers' contributions
are still payable.
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Class
1A and Class 1B |
12.8% |
12.8% |
Class
2 rate (self-employed) |
£2.30 |
£2.210 |
Class
2 small earnings exception |
£4,825
per year |
£4,635
per year |
Special
Class 2 rate for share fishermen |
£2.95 |
£2.85 |
Special
Class 2 rate for volunteer development workers |
£4.50 |
£4.35 |
Class
3 rate (voluntary contributions) |
£8.10 |
£7.80 |
Class
4 lower profits limit (self-employed) |
£5,435
per year |
£5,225
per year |
Class
4 upper profits limit (self-employed) |
£40,040 per year |
£34,840 per year |
Class
4 rate between lower profits limit and upper profits limit |
8% |
8% |
Class
4 rate above upper profits limit |
1% |
1% |
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