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These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 6th April 2025.
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(1) The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 9 (earnings period for statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay, statutory shared parental pay, statutory sick pay and statutory parental bereavement pay paid by the Board)—
(a) in the heading, for “and statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay and statutory neonatal care pay”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for the words “or statutory parental bereavement pay”, in both instances where they occur, substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay or statutory neonatal care pay”;
(c) in paragraph (2A)—
(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (d), omit “and”;
(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (e), insert—“and
(f) in relation to statutory neonatal care pay, section 171ZZ18(3),”.
(3) In Schedule 4 (provisions derived from the Income Tax Acts and the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003)—
(a) in paragraph 7(13)(b)—
(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (ix), omit “and”;
(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (x), insert—“; and
(xi) any statutory neonatal care pay.”;
(b) in paragraph 9(1)—
(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (i), omit “and”;
(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (j), insert—“; and
(k) the amount of statutory neonatal care pay paid to the employee;”;
(c) in the element “SP” in the formula contained in paragraph 11(4), for “and statutory parental bereavement pay” substitute “, statutory parental bereavement pay and statutory neonatal care pay”;
(d) in paragraph 22—
(i) in sub-paragraph (1)—(aa) at the end of sub-paragraph (dc), omit “and”;(bb) at the end of sub-paragraph (dd), insert—“; and
(de) the total amount of statutory neonatal care pay paid during the year.”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (2)—(aa) at the end of sub-paragraph (dc), omit “and”;(bb) at the end of sub-paragraph (dd), insert—“; and
(de) in respect of statutory neonatal care pay paid during the year to all his employees the total of the amounts determined under regulation 5 of the Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (Administration) Regulations 2025.”.
(4) In Schedule 4A (real time returns), after paragraph 19 insert —“
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If any, the total amount of statutory neonatal care pay paid during the year to date in this employment.”.
(5) In Schedule 4B (additional information about payments), after paragraph 5A insert—“
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In respect of statutory neonatal care pay paid during the year to date to all employees, the total amounts determined under regulation 5 of the Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (Administration) Regulations 2025.”.
Nic Dakin
Vicky Foxcroft
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
26th February 2025
Myrtle Lloyd
Carol Bristow
Two of the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
3rd March 2025The Secretary of State concurs.Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Stephen Timms
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
27th February 2025