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Self-employed people pay their NHS contributions the same way that companies pay for them. It's not a question of can/can't afford, it's a % of your earnings.
by Anderkent 9y ago
Self-employed people pay their NHS contributions the same way that companies pay for them. It's not a question of can/can't afford, it's a % of your earnings.
https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates
- youngtaff 9y agoApart from their not NHS contributions as National Insurance isn't a hypothecated tax
- Anderkent 9y agoIt's the closest there is to 'medical insurance paid by employer'. OR what do you think grandparent means when they say 'if the self-employed person can’t afford their own insurance, but their employer doesn’t fund it for them'?
- kuschku 9y agoThe gig economy isn’t just an issue in the UK – the example I had used was Germany (which I had literally mentioned in my original comment), where exactly that is happening.