Social Security Class 2 contributions (FOI)

Request 

Social Security - Class 2 Contributions 

A

Separated into 2020, 2021 and 2023, please can you let me know how many people in the island are paying class 1 contributions.

B

Separated into 2020, 2021 and 2023, please can you let me know how many people in the island are paying class 2 contributions.

C

Separated into 2020, 2021 and 2023, please can you let me know how many people in the island are paying class 2 contributions that are registered as 'self employed' and running their own business (rather than unemployed/low income relief/student/stay at home parent etc).

D

What is the total annual income received by Gov/Social Security from the class 1 contributions for employees?

E

What is the total annual income received by Gov/Social Security from the class 1 contributions for employers?

F

What is the total annual income received by Gov/Social Security from Self Employed class 2 contributions (12.5%) (not to include any unemployed contributions/low income/student/stay at home)?

G

What is the percentage variance of annual income between class 1 employee and class 2 selfemployed (and working) contributions?

H

What is the total annual income received by Gov/Social Security from Class 1 employers contributions?

I

What is the total annual income received by Gov/Social Security from the 6.5% of the Class 2 employed contributions?

J

How many individuals were registered on the Start up plan for Class 2/New business set up in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022?

K

How many individuals on Class 2 (self employed and working) earn over: £20,000pa, £35,000pa, £50,000pa, £75,000pa, £100,000pa, £150,000pa, £200,000k+?

L

How many individuals are receiving income support and not working full time?

M

How many individuals are receiving income support and working part time?

N

How many individuals are receiving income support and are unemployed?

O

How many individuals are receiving income support AND paying class 1 contributions?

P

How many individuals are receiving income support AND paying class 2 self employed contributions?

Response

A and B

Information is publicly available on www.opendata.gov.je therefore Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

Social Security Contributions - Contributions and Contributors - Government of Jersey Open Data

Information as to the employment status of those paying Class 2 contributions is not held. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

D and E

Information is publicly available on www.gov.je and www.opendata.gov.je therefore Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

Social Security Contributions - Contributions and Contributors - Government of Jersey Open Data

F

Information as to the employment status of those paying Class 2 contributions is not held. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

G

This information is not held in the requested format by the Government of Jersey. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

H

Information is publicly available on www.gov.je and www.opendata.gov.je therefore Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

Social Security Contributions - Contributions and Contributors - Government of Jersey Open Data

I

As above, there is no specific distinction of 'Class 2 self-employed' as a readily reportable trend metric to be able to disambiguate Class 2 individuals in the manner described. This information is therefore not held. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

J

The number of applications received via the Start Up Plan eForm are detailed below. Other applications may have been made in person. 

K

As above, there is no specific distinction of 'Class 2 self-employed' as a readily reportable trend metric to be able to disambiguate Class 2 individuals in the manner described. This information is therefore not held; Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

L

7938.

M

926.

N

613.

O and P

Customer and Local Services data does not differentiate between Class 1 and Class 2 contributions. The figure of Income Support claimants who pay contributions is 1174. 

Articles applied 

Article 3 - Meaning of "information held by a public authority"

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority. 

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means 

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.