National Insurance: upper secondary threshold for under-21s

The pay ceiling up to which an employer pays no National Insurance for an under-21 or an apprentice under 25.

Weekly	Monthly	Annual
£967.00	£4,189.00	£50,270.00

Corroborated Statutory Instrument Great Britain in force since 2021-04-06

Checked against its sources: statute verified 2026-09-21·guidance verified 2026-09-21

Scope: Frozen since 6 April 2021 and pegged to the upper earnings limit. Applies to employees under 21 (NI category letters M and Z).

Current sources

Source A · LegislationThe Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2021, SI 2021/157 reg 6(2) (amending reg 10(e) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001: upper secondary threshold (under-21 age group) £962 -> £967; in force 6 April 2021)

retrieved 2026-07-25

Source B · Official guidancehttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027

retrieved 2026-07-29

History

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Weekly	Monthly	Annual
£967.00	£4,189.00	£50,270.00

2021-04-06

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Corroborated

Legislation: The Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2021, SI 2021/157 reg 6(2) (amending reg 10(e) of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001: upper secondary threshold (under-21 age group) £962 -> £967; in force 6 April 2021) retrieved 2026-07-25
Official guidance: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027 retrieved 2026-07-29

Receipt

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Compiler's notes

Substituted by SI 2021/157 reg 6(2) in the combined £962 -> £967 sentence covering reg 10 paragraphs (b), (e) and (f); this figure is paragraph (e). Frozen since.