National Health Insurance Charges

HC Deb 27 July 1981 vol 9 cc340-1W

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give national health insurance charges as a percentage of average earnings in each of the past 20 years, distinguishing between the employers' and the employees' contributions in each case.

Mrs. Chalker

The figures are as follows:

Month-Year	Average earnings* £	Contribution† of employee with average earnings	Employer's contribution† for employee with average earnings
		NI contribution Per cent.	NHS element Per cent.	NI contribution Per cent.	NHS element Per cent.
October 1973	40.92	5.9	0.39	6.75	0.2
August 1974	47.23	6.1	0.33	8.13	0.2
April 1975	54.19	5.5	0.40	8.50	0.6
April 1976	63.20	5.75	0.40	8.75	0.6
April 1977	69.86	5.75	0.40	10.75	0.6
April 1978	79.07	6.5	0.40	12.00	0.6
April 1979	89.08	6.5	0.40	13.50	0.6
April 1980	106.19	6.75	0.40	13.70	0.6
April 1981	118.32	7.75	0.65	13.70	0.6
* Average weekly earnings of full-time adult male workers.
† The not contracted-out contribution for men, including Selective Employment Tax and National Insurance Surcharge, where appropriate.

Note: In each case figures for contributions include NHS element.