national insurance

British  

noun

1. (in Britain) state insurance based on weekly contributions from employees and employers and providing payments to the unemployed, the sick, the retired, etc, as well as medical services See also social security

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Example Sentences

One retailer said government policies, including rises in the national living wage and employers' national insurance contributions, had increased costs in food supply chains.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

That includes a national child-care subsidy and a pledge that women will face no out-of-pocket costs during pregnancy, with medical expenses, including fertility treatments, folded into the national insurance system.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

State Farm General, an offshoot of national insurance giant State Farm Mutual, contends it has been financially sinking as seasonal wildfires morph into catastrophic urban conflagrations that destroy towns.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

"If we put the rising cost of food products and energy and wages and the new national insurance, we'd have to charge £15.84 for a coffee and a cake," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

We need not anticipate that the transitional stage of national insurance will endure as long as the ancient astronomy.

From Essays in War-Time Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene by Ellis, Havelock