In September 2021, the British government 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. As of September 2021, the public showed mixed support for the new policy that will increase the NIC starting April 2022. Furthermore, three-quarters believed the NHS will likely need even more funding than the planned increase and around half of the public felt the policy is unlikely to improve the NHS nor will staff shortages be reduced.
This statistic presents public opinion on the impact of raising National insurance Contributions (NIC) on the NHS in the United Kingdom as of September 2021.
Public opinion: impact of raising National insurance Contributions (NIC) on the NHS in the United Kingdom as of September 2021
Characteristic
Likely
Unlikely
The NHS will need even more funding than this policy provides
76%
12%
The NHS will improve as a result of this policy
37%
48%
Staff shortages in the NHS will be reduced as a result of this policy
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.
How likely or unlikely do you think each of the following will be over the next few years, as a result of this policy?"
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Ipsos MORI. (September 26, 2021). Public opinion: impact of raising National insurance Contributions (NIC) on the NHS in the United Kingdom as of September 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269614/public-opinion-impact-of-raising-nic-on-the-nhs-uk/
Ipsos MORI. "Public opinion: impact of raising National insurance Contributions (NIC) on the NHS in the United Kingdom as of September 2021." Chart. September 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269614/public-opinion-impact-of-raising-nic-on-the-nhs-uk/
Ipsos MORI. (2021). Public opinion: impact of raising National insurance Contributions (NIC) on the NHS in the United Kingdom as of September 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269614/public-opinion-impact-of-raising-nic-on-the-nhs-uk/
Ipsos MORI. "Public Opinion: Impact of Raising National Insurance Contributions (Nic) on The Nhs in The United Kingdom as of September 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269614/public-opinion-impact-of-raising-nic-on-the-nhs-uk/
Ipsos MORI, Public opinion: impact of raising National insurance Contributions (NIC) on the NHS in the United Kingdom as of September 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269614/public-opinion-impact-of-raising-nic-on-the-nhs-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Public opinion: impact of raising National insurance Contributions (NIC) on the NHS in the United Kingdom as of September 2021 [Graph], Ipsos MORI, September 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269614/public-opinion-impact-of-raising-nic-on-the-nhs-uk/
