National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Act 2022


make provision for and in connection with increasing the thresholds at which primary Class 1 contributions, Class 2 contributions and Class 4 contributions become payable.

Government Bill

(HM Treasury)
What is this Bill?

The National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Act 2022 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill was introduced on 24 March 2022 and became an Act of Parliament on 31 March 2022.

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Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons Completed
Lords Completed
Royal Assent

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate
31/03/2022
Briefing paper
23/03/2022
Explanatory Note
25/03/2022

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

7th April 2022
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Penn to Baroness Kramer, Lord Tunnicliffe and others regarding a question raised during the Second Reading and Committee stage of the Bill: impact of the increase in National Insurance thresholds on the revenue from the Health and Social Care Levy.
31st March 2022
Royal Assent: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
31st March 2022
Royal Assent (Commons)
31st March 2022
Act of Parliament
National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Act 2022 (c. 16)
30th March 2022
3rd reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
30th March 2022
3rd reading (Lords)
30th March 2022
Report stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
30th March 2022
Report stage (Lords)
30th March 2022
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
30th March 2022
Committee stage (Lords)
30th March 2022
2nd reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
30th March 2022
2nd readingLords Handard (Lords)
30th March 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 140-I Marshalled list for Committee
28th March 2022
Select Committee report
25th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
25th March 2022
1st reading: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
25th March 2022
1st reading (Lords)
25th March 2022
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 140 Explanatory Notes
25th March 2022
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 140(a) Amendments for Committee
25th March 2022
Bill
HL Bill 140 (as brought from the Commons)
25th March 2022
Lords Hansard
Lords Hansard
25th March 2022
Minutes of Proceedings
Minutes of Proceedings
24th March 2022
3rd reading (Commons)
24th March 2022
Committee stage: Committee of the whole House (Commons)
24th March 2022
2nd reading (Commons)
24th March 2022
1st reading (Commons)
24th March 2022
Money resolution
24th March 2022
Commons Hansard Daily Report
2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
24th March 2022
Explanatory Notes
Bill 292 EN 2021-22
24th March 2022
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chairman of Ways and Means’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 24 March 2022
24th March 2022
Bill proceedings: Commons
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 24 March 2022
24th March 2022
Amendment Paper
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 24 March 2022
24th March 2022
Bill
Bill 292 2021-22 (as introduced)
23rd March 2022
Relevant documents
Draft explanatory notes to the Draft National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill
23rd March 2022
Briefing papers
Briefing on the Bill
23rd March 2022
Delegated Powers Memorandum
National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
23rd March 2022
Relevant documents
Draft legislation: National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill