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Social Security payments received in 2011 and 2012

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY T.A. VALLOIS OF ST. SAVIOUR

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 8th OCTOBER 2013

Question

Would the Minister provide figures for the amount of Social Security contributions received from each area of the economy for the years 2011 and 2012?

Answer

 

 

2011

2012

Class 1 (employees) - Total contributions by Sector

 

 

Retail, Wholesale

£12,609,000

£12,719,000

Banking, Insurance

£41,125,000

£45,049,000

Utilities

£2,343,000

£2,458,000

Agriculture and Fishing

£4,337,000

£4,283,000

Engineering

£1,185,000

£1,464,000

Motor Trades

£2,282,000

£2,386,000

Tourism, Leisure and Catering

£10,225,000

£10,706,000

Misc Professional (Legal, Accountancy, IT etc.)

£17,288,000

£18,618,000

Misc Trades (Glass, Timber, Printing, etc.)

£1,511,000

£1,478,000

Misc Services (Hairdressing, Cleaning, etc.)

£8,697,000

£8,816,000

Public Sector (Including Temporary Seasonal Posts)

£35,451,000

£37,748,000

Educational Services

£1,932,000

£2,055,000

Private Domestic Service

£1,299,000

£1,419,000

Medical Services

£3,680,000

£3,869,000

Construction

£13,480,000

£12,532,000

Transport and Communications

£3,742,000

£3,775,000

Sub -Total of Class 1 Contributions

£161,187,000

£169,374,000

Class 2 (self employed and non-employed) Total

£16,169,000

£17,518,000

 

 

 

Total of Class 1 and Class 2 Contributions

£177,356,000

£186,892,000

Note that an extra 2% contribution payable on earnings between the Standard Earnings Limit and Upper Earnings Limit of £150,000 per year was introduced in January 2012. This contributed £5,121,000 towards the Class 1 total for 2012 and £1,974,000 towards the Class 2 total.