In response to the House of Commons voting against amendments to the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill which would have exempted adult social care providers from the increase in employer’s National Insurance Contributions, Liz Jones, NCF Policy Director, said:

“Today the government has chosen to ignore the very clear warnings from care and support providers across the nation, as well as the very considered House of Lords amendments to the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill. In choosing to vote down the amendments that would have protected care and support providers from the devastating impact of the employer’s National Insurance Contribution changes, the government inflicts a devastating blow on already fragile, underfunded and undervalued essential public services which millions of people, and their families, depend on for vital support. This is a dark day for our sector, the people we employ and the people we support.”