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

Particularly in hospitality, which has seen sharp rises in the national living wage and employers' national insurance contributions.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Then the Chancellor put up national insurance contributions on their staff, widening the net to capture virtually every part-time bar worker.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In general, people need 35 years of qualifying national insurance contributions to get a full state pension.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

With wages high enough to keep families in reasonable comfort and save a little, with well distributed property, national insurance would be rendered unnecessary.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie