4 Budget | 30 October 2024 Personal taxation Income tax The personal allowance for 2025/26 will remain at £12,570 and the higher rate threshold will stay at £50,270. The freeze on both will end from April 2028, when indexation will resume. Savings rate band The 0% band for the starting rate for savings income for 2025/26 will remain at its current level of £5,000. Dividend tax The dividend allowance will remain at £500 for 2025/26 and the rates of tax on dividends will also be unchanged. National insurance contributions (NICs) The class 1 secondary (employer) contribution rate on earnings above the reduced secondary threshold (ST) of £5,000 will be increased from 13.8% to 15.0% from 6 April 2025. The employment allowance will rise from £5,000 to £10,500 for 2025/26 and the £100,000 upper threshold for eligibility will be removed. Employer NICs relief for hiring qualifying veterans will be extended to 5 April 2026. The ST will be reduced to £5,000 from 6 April 2025 until 5 April 2028 and be index-linked in line with CPI thereafter. The upper earnings limit, upper secondary thresholds and upper profits limit will remain aligned to the unchanged higher rate threshold at £50,270 for 2025/26. Similarly, the class 1 primary threshold of £12,570 will remain unchanged. For 2025/26, the lower earnings limit will increase to £6,500 and the small profits threshold (SPT) will rise to £6,845. The upper earnings limit and class 4 upper profits limit will remain aligned to the higher rate threshold at £50,270 through to April 2028. Class 2 contributions are no longer required from the selfemployed, but those with profits below the SPT who wish to retain access to contributory benefits (e.g. state pension) have the option to make voluntary contributions at an increased rate of £3.50 a week for 2025/26. The voluntary class 3 rate will rise to £17.75 a week for 2025/26. Saver Don’t lose your personal allowance. Your personal allowance of £12,570 is reduced by £1 for every £2 of income between £100,000 and £125,140. You may be able to make a pension contribution or charitable gift to bring your income below £100,000.
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