Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Insurance contributions grant for schools is included in spending and allocations for schools in the future years of the Spending Review 2025 (CP1336).

The department is providing mainstream schools and high needs settings with over £930 million to support them with the increases to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) from April 2025. Payments will be made to local authorities in September 2025 and to academies in October 2025.

The NICs funding will be rolled into the schools national funding formula (NFF) from the 2026/27 financial year to ensure this funding remains a protected part of school budgets.