Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Which TWO statements about National Insurance Contributions are correct?
Choose two answers.
- AEmployers take them from their employees' payRight answer
- BPeople who do not pay enough can still always get a full state pension
- CAlmost everyone in paid work, including the self-employed, must pay themRight answer
- DOnly self-employed people have to pay them
Answer: Employers take them from their employees' pay and Almost everyone in paid work, including the self-employed, must pay them
Nearly all workers pay National Insurance; employees through their employer and the self-employed themselves. Not paying enough can mean losing contributory benefits such as a full state pension.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "Fundamental principles". Practice question 609 of 651, written in our own words.