§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans there are to index link the upper earnings limit. [27385]
§ Mr. HealdThe upper earnings limit for class 1 national insurance contributions is, in effect, already index linked. Section 5(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 links it to the weekly rate of the basic category A retirement pension, which is increased each year as part of the annual uprating of benefits. We have no plans to change these arrangements.