The 2022/23 National Insurance (NI) rates have been confirmed by HMRC in an email that was sent to software developers. The tables in this article show both the earnings thresholds and the contribution rates. For ease, a glossary can be found at the end of the article.
Earnings Thresholds
Employee Contributions
Employer Contributions
Glossary
LEL – Lower Earnings Limit
PT – Primary Threshold
ST – Secondary Threshold
FUST – Freeport Upper Threshold
UEL – Upper Earnings Limit
UST – Upper Secondary Threshold
AUST – Apprentice Upper Secondary Threshold
VUST – Veterans Upper Secondary Threshold
NI Category Letters
A – All not covered by another category
B – Married women and widows entitled to pay reduced NI
C – Employees over state pension age
F – Freeport standard
H – Apprentice under 25
I – Freeport married woman’s reduced rate election (MWRRE)
J – Deferment
L – Freeport deferment
M – Under 21
S – Freeport over state pension age
V – Veterans standard
Z – Under 21 deferment
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