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National Insurance Contributions

Class 1 Employees
Not Contracted-Out of State Second Pension (S2P)
  2008/09 2007/08
  Employee Employer Employee Employer
NIC rate 11% 12.8% 11% 12.8%
No NICs on the first £105 pw £105 pw £100 pw £100 pw
NICs charged up to £770 pw No Limit £670 pw No Limit
1% NIC on earnings over £770 pw N/A £670 pw N/A
Certain married women 4.85% 12.8% 4.85% 12.8%
Contracted-out Rebate
  2008/09 2007/08
Rebate on £90.01 - £770 pw £87.01 - £670 pw
Salary-related scheme 1.6% 3.7% 1.6% 3.7%
Money-purchase scheme 1.6% 1.4% 1.6% 1.4%
Personal Pension No reduction No reduction
Class 1A Employer 2007-09
On car and fuel benefits and most other taxable benefits: 12.8%
Limits and Thresholds
  2008/09 2007/08
  Weekly Monthly Annual Weekly Monthly Annual
Lower earnings limit £90 £390 £4,680 £87 £377 £4,534
NICs start £105 £453 £5,435 £100 £435 £5,225
Upper earnings limit £770 £3,337 £40,040 £670 £2,904 £34,840
Self-employed
  2008/09 2007/08
Class 2 Flat rate £2.30 pw
£119.60 pa
£2.20 pw
£114.40 pa
if earnings over £4,635 pa £4,635 pa
Class 4*
On profits £5,435-£40,040
pa: 8%
£5,225-£34,840
pa: 8%
  Over £40,040
pa: 1%
Over £34,840
pa: 1%

*Unless over state retirement age on 6 April

Voluntary
  2008/09 2007/08
Class 3 Flat rate £8.10 pw
£421.20 pa
£7.80 pw
£405.60 pa