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Lower Earnings Limit

129 GBP/week

2026-27, from 2026-04-06 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-06

Lower earnings limit | £129 per week £559 per month £6,708 per year

key

uk/national-insurance/lower-earnings-limit

value

129 GBP/week

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-06 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-06)

next expected change

2027-04-06 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

125 GBP/week (2025-26) from 2025-04-06

scope

UK-wide, standard category A

hash

sha256:fc76b933bde3b2b7b6ed8368ddae9e713eb0115bf64645038eef08d2250d3450

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/national-insurance/lower-earnings-limit?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/national-insurance/lower-earnings-limit

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  "key": "uk/national-insurance/lower-earnings-limit",
  "label": "Lower Earnings Limit",
  "value": 129,
  "unit": "GBP/week",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-06",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027",
  "quote": "Lower earnings limit | £129 per week £559 per month £6,708 per year",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-06",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-06",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": 125,
    "period": "2025-26",
    "effectiveFrom": "2025-04-06",
    "source": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2025-to-2026"
  },
  "scope": "UK-wide, standard category A",
  "hash": "sha256:fc76b933bde3b2b7b6ed8368ddae9e713eb0115bf64645038eef08d2250d3450",
  "signature": {
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  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/national-insurance/lower-earnings-limit",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-thresholds-for-employers-2026-to-2027"
  }
}