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The three British National Insurance Funds hold the contributions of the National Insurance Scheme, set up by the Government of the United Kingdom in 1911. It was reformed in 1948 and assumed broadly its current form in 1975, when the separate National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) and National Insurance (Reserve) Funds were merged with it. [ 1 ]
A British 1948 National Insurance stamp, once used to collect contributions to the scheme. National insurance contributions (NICs) fall into a number of classes. Class 1, 2 and 3 NICs paid are credited to an individual's NI account, which determines eligibility for certain benefits - including the state pension.
The National Insurance Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 55) created National Insurance, originally a system of health insurance for industrial workers in Great Britain based on contributions from employers, the government, and the workers themselves. It was one of the foundations of the modern welfare state.
In 1911 Lloyd George succeeded in putting through Parliament his National Insurance Act, making provision for sickness and invalidism, and this was followed by his Unemployment Insurance Act. [ 10 ] The minimum wage was introduced in Great Britain in 1909 for certain low-wage industries and expanded to numerous industries, including farm labour ...
The National Insurance Fund is an account which holds the contributions of the National Insurance Scheme. The Contingencies Fund is an account which may be used for urgent expenditure in anticipation that the money will be approved by Parliament, or for small payments that were not included in the year's budget estimates. [2]
Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Fund Payments) Order 1996 S.I. 1996/597 Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) (Amendment) Scheme 1996 S.I. 1996/598 Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1996 S.I. 1996/599
It amends the law relating to national insurance contributions. Its precursor was an announcement made in the Paymaster General's Pre-Budget Report 2004. [3] HM Revenue and Customs estimated that the Act would secure £95 million in national insurance contributions for the financial year 2004-05 and £240 million per annum in subsequent years. [4]
The National Insurance Contributions Act 2008 (c 16) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which amends the law in relation to National insurance contribution. Section 1 - Amount to be specified as upper earnings limit: Great Britain