# The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2011 S.I. 2011/940 · made 24 March 2011 These Regulations amend the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (“the principal Regulations”). Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Section 5, Section 19, Section 175); Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (Section 5, Section 19, Section 171) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-2-regulations-2011/pdf/uksi_20110940_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-2-regulations-2011/pdf/uksiem_20110940_en.pdf ## Introductory text Social Security Made 24th March 2011 Coming into force 6th April 2011 These Regulations are made by the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1) and 5(4) to (6), 19(4)(a) and (5A) and 175(3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (“the Contributions Act”) and sections 5(1) and 5(4) to 5(6), 19(4)(a) and (5A) and 171(3) and (10) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (“the Northern Ireland Contributions Act”). A draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 176(1)(za) to (a) of the Contributions Act and section 172(11ZA) to (11A) of the Northern Ireland Contributions Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. ## 1 Citation and commencement (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2011. (2) These Regulations shall come into force on 6th April 2011. ## 2 Amendments to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows. ## 3 Amendments to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 Amend regulation 10 (earnings limits and thresholds) as follows— (a) for “2010” substitute “2011”; (b) in paragraph (a)(lower earnings limit: primary Class 1 contributions) for “£97” substitute “£102”; (c) in paragraph (b)(upper earnings limit: primary Class 1 contributions) for “£844” substitute “£817”; (d) in paragraph (c)(primary threshold: primary Class 1 contributions) for “£110” substitute “£139”; and (e) in paragraph (d)(secondary threshold: secondary Class 1 contributions) for “£110” substitute “£136”. ## 4 Amendments to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (1) Amend regulation 11 (prescribed equivalents) as follows. (2) Amend paragraph (2A) as follows— (a) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£3,656” substitute “£3,540”; and (b) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£43,875” substitute “£42,475”. (3) Amend paragraph (3) as follows— (a) in the introductory words for “the prescribed equivalents of the primary and secondary thresholds” substitute “the prescribed equivalents of the primary threshold”; (b) in sub-paragraph (a) for “£476” substitute “£602”; and (c) in sub-paragraph (b) for “£5,715” substitute “£7,225”. (4) After paragraph (3) insert— “(3A) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the prescribed equivalents of the secondary threshold shall be— (a) where the earnings period is a month, £589; (b) where the earnings period is a year, £7,072; (c) where the earnings period is a multiple of a week, the amount calculated by dividing the figure in sub-paragraph (b) by 52 and multiplying the result by the corresponding multiple; (d) where the earnings period is a multiple of a month, the amount calculated by dividing the figure in sub-paragraph (b) by 12 and multiplying the result by the corresponding multiple; (e) in any other case, the amount calculated by dividing the figure in sub-paragraph (b) by 365 and multiplying the result by the number of days in the earnings period concerned.” (5) In paragraph (4) for “and paragraph (3)(c) and (d)” substitute “, paragraph (3)(c) and (d) and paragraph (3A)(c) and (d)”. (6) In paragraph (5) for “and paragraph (3)(e)” substitute “, paragraph (3)(e) and paragraph (3A)(e)”. ## 5 Amendments to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 Amend regulation 131 (Married women and widows: reduced rate of primary Class 1 contributions otherwise payable at the main primary percentage) as follows— (a) for “6th April 2003” substitute “6th April 2011”; and (b) for “4.85” substitute “5.85”. ## Signature Angela Watkinson Michael Fabricant Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 24th March 2011 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (“the principal Regulations”). Regulation 3 amends regulation 10 of the principal Regulations to specify the levels of the lower and upper earnings limits for primary Class 1 contributions and the primary and secondary thresholds for primary and secondary Class 1 contributions for the tax year beginning 6th April 2011. Regulation 4 amends regulation 11 of the principal Regulations so as to provide for equivalents of the primary threshold and upper earnings limit where the earnings period is a month or a year. Regulation 4 also removes references in paragraph (3) of regulation 11 to prescribed equivalents of the secondary threshold, and sets out new prescribed equivalents of the secondary threshold in a new paragraph (3A). Regulation 5 amends regulation 131 of the principal Regulations, and increases the married women’s reduced rate contribution from 4.85 per cent to 5.85 per cent from the tax year beginning 6th April 2011. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/940 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-amendment-no-2-regulations-2011 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.