As of September 2021, the British public was split on support and opposition of the government's tax rise for National Health Services (NHS) and social care, with roughly a third supporting and a third opposing the new levy. Support was higher among older adults and among conservative voters.
This statistic presents the share of individuals in the United Kingdom who supported the increase of National insurance Contributions (NIC) taxes spent on NHS and social care in 2021, by age and political affiliation.
Share of individuals in the UK who supported the increase of National insurance Contributions (NIC) in 2021, by age and political affiliation
Survey question: "As you may know, the Government has recently
announced an increase in taxes to be spent on easing the NHS backlog caused by the pandemic and to change the way social care is funded in England (including paying for a new £86,000 cap on the amount anyone in England
will need to spend on their personal care over their lifetime).
The changes will be paid for by a 1.25 percentage point increase in both employers’ and employees’ National Insurance Contributions (including for people working beyond retirement age), and a 1.25 percentage point increase in the tax paid by shareholders on the profits they make.
To what extent, if at all, do you support or oppose this policy?"
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Ipsos MORI. (September 26, 2021). Share of individuals in the UK who supported the increase of National insurance Contributions (NIC) in 2021, by age and political affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269538/public-opinion-support-for-national-insurance-tax-increase-uk/
Ipsos MORI. "Share of individuals in the UK who supported the increase of National insurance Contributions (NIC) in 2021, by age and political affiliation." Chart. September 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269538/public-opinion-support-for-national-insurance-tax-increase-uk/
Ipsos MORI. (2021). Share of individuals in the UK who supported the increase of National insurance Contributions (NIC) in 2021, by age and political affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269538/public-opinion-support-for-national-insurance-tax-increase-uk/
Ipsos MORI. "Share of Individuals in The Uk Who Supported The Increase of National Insurance Contributions (Nic) in 2021, by Age and Political Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269538/public-opinion-support-for-national-insurance-tax-increase-uk/
Ipsos MORI, Share of individuals in the UK who supported the increase of National insurance Contributions (NIC) in 2021, by age and political affiliation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269538/public-opinion-support-for-national-insurance-tax-increase-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of individuals in the UK who supported the increase of National insurance Contributions (NIC) in 2021, by age and political affiliation [Graph], Ipsos MORI, September 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269538/public-opinion-support-for-national-insurance-tax-increase-uk/