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WQ.283/2020
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY K.F. MOREL OF ST. LAWRENCE
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 8th SEPTEMBER 2020
Question
Will the Minister provide details, in table format, of the following Social Security contributors for each quarter from Quarter 1 2018 to Quarter 2 2020 inclusive –
- the number of Class 1 contributors; and
- the number of Class 2 contributors;
and, furthermore, will the Minister provide details, in table format, of –
- the amount of funds paid by each class of contributor for each quarter in question;
- the average number of contributors for each of Class 1 and Class 2 for 2018, 2019 and to the end of Q2 for 2020; and
- the annual totals of contributions paid by each class?
Answer
This answer has been updated to include Social Security contributions data for Quarters A and B 2020.
The data for quarters A and B 2020 is subject to a higher degree of variation and uncertainty because employers and Class 2 contributors were able to defer payment of these contributions for up to two years.
The figures show a reduction in the number of individuals making Social Security Contributions and consequently the amount of contributions income collected by Government.
Revenue Jersey will continue to engage with employers and Class 2 contributors to ensure that the deferred contributions are collected over the remaining deferral period. This will result in on-going changes to the data the Government has on the number of contributors and value of contributions collected for the first two quarters of 2020.
(1) (a) and (b)
Class 1 Class 2 Year Quarter Month Contributors Contributors
Number Number
Jan 49,177 4,212 A Feb 49,243 4,135 Mar 49,524 4,098
| Apr | 50,284 | 4,293 |
B | May | 50,479 | 4,219 |
| Jun | 51,063 | 4,190 |
| Jul | 51,420 | 4,333 |
C | Aug | 51,217 | 4,249 |
| Sep | 50,760 | 4,240 |
2018
Oct 50,236 4,436 D Nov 50,363 4,360 Dec 50,089 4,334
Jan 49,545 4,452 A Feb 49,492 4,399 Mar 49,844 4,360
| Apr | 50,405 | 4,336 |
B | May | 50,534 | 4,246 |
| Jun | 51,010 | 4,198 |
| Jul | 51,315 | 4,322 |
C | Aug | 51,262 | 4,256 |
| Sep | 50,823 | 4,217 |
2019
Oct 50,355 3,973 D Nov 50,138 3,904 Dec 50,001 3,841
Jan 49,705 3,425 A Feb 49,527 3,352 Mar 49,666 3,183
2020 
Apr 46,928 2,902 B May 46,598 2,801 Jun 47,165 2,773
(2) (a)
Year | Quarter | Month | Class 1 Contributions | Class 2 Contributions |
|
|
| (£,000s) | (£,000s) |
2018 | A | Jan Feb | 15,879 15,886 | 1,902 1,591 |
|
| Mar | 17,576 | 2,153 |
| B | Apr May | 16,858 16,636 | 1,691 1,617 |
|
| Jun | 18,010 | 2,220 |
| C | Jul Aug | 16,923 16,202 | 1,736 1,637 |
|
| Sep | 17,470 | 1,512 |
| D | Oct Nov | 18,490 16,356 | 2,054 1,713 |
|
| Dec | 16,886 | 2,194 |
2019 | A | Jan Feb | 17,107 17,774 | 1,657 1,928 |
|
| Mar | 17,113 | 1,806 |
| B | Apr May | 18,023 19,764 | 1,887 2,032 |
|
| Jun | 16,701 | 1,767 |
| C | Jul Aug | 18,821 17,353 | 1,970 1,913 |
|
| Sep | 14,880 | 1,561 |
| D | Oct Nov | 18,009 18,408 | 1,691 1,871 |
|
| Dec | 16,784 | 1,621 |
2020 | A | Jan Feb | 17,897 17,805 | 1,504 1,480 |
|
| Mar | 18,449 | 1,380 |
| B | Apr May | 17,028 17,367 | 1,267 1,236 |
|
| Jun | 17,369 | 1,226 |
(b)
Average Average
Year Monthly Class 1 Contributors Monthly Class 2 Contributors
(Number) (Number)
2018 50,321 4,258
2019 50,394 4,209
2020 Q2 48,265 3,073
(c) 
Total Class 1 Contributions Total Class 2 Contributions Year
(£,000s) (£,000s)
2018 203,172 22,020
2019 210,737 21,704
2020 Q2 105,915 8,093