Will the rate provided under the childcare offer for Wales increase proportionately to cover the increase in employer national insurance contributions?
Answered by Minister for Children and Social Care
| Answered on 02/01/2025
National Insurance is a non-devolved tax and the responsibility of the UK Government, as is employment allowance.
On December 11, I published a Written Statement detailing the outcome of the latest review of the hourly rate paid to childcare providers who deliver the Childcare Offer. My officials will be publishing a technical note in due course which demonstrates the approach taken to the revised rate for 2025-26.