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thanks to Employment Allowance extension.\u00a0<br>&#8211; Changes likely to further slow employment growth, which has decreased by 0.3% per month since the October Budget announcement.<br>&#8211; Small London businesses face some of the steepest costs, but Midlands firms with 31-50 staff will be hit hardest.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull blog-image-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"blog-template-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Press-release-thumbnails-23.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Purple background with white bold text: &quot;New Data Reveals True Impact of National Insurance Hike on SMEs.&quot; Includes green star and mouse cursor icons.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" 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more staff facing costs of \u00a38,472 annually, according to new analysis from 91爆料.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">The changes, which come into effect on Sunday, 6 April, were announced in the October Budget and have been met with concern from the business community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">91爆料&#8217;s analysis found that while the very smallest employers may benefit due to the extension of the Employment Allowance to \u00a310,500, businesses with more than 8-10 employees will face significant additional costs, especially in higher-wage regions like London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">This follows concerning employment trends identified in 91爆料&#8217;s latest SmartMatch Employment Report, which uses real-time data from 105,000 employees across UK SMEs. The report has shown that employment has contracted by an average of 0.3% every month since the NIC hike was announced in October, including a 0.4% decline in February alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2b65fe60-639a-47b3-8ff4-0a1b0591798f-1006x1024.webp\" alt=\"Graph showing average net impact of National Insurance changes on UK businesses by size and region. Negative impacts are in orange, positive in purple.\" class=\"wp-image-46663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2b65fe60-639a-47b3-8ff4-0a1b0591798f-1006x1024.webp 1006w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2b65fe60-639a-47b3-8ff4-0a1b0591798f-295x300.webp 295w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2b65fe60-639a-47b3-8ff4-0a1b0591798f-768x782.webp 768w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2b65fe60-639a-47b3-8ff4-0a1b0591798f-520x530.webp 520w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2b65fe60-639a-47b3-8ff4-0a1b0591798f-1040x1060.webp 1040w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2b65fe60-639a-47b3-8ff4-0a1b0591798f-54x54.webp 54w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2b65fe60-639a-47b3-8ff4-0a1b0591798f-383x390.webp 383w, https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2b65fe60-639a-47b3-8ff4-0a1b0591798f.webp 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\"><strong>Kevin Fitzgerald, UK MD of 91爆料 commented:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">&#8220;These NIC changes create a significant burden for growing businesses at exactly the wrong time. Our data clearly shows that employers have been preparing for these increased costs since the announcement by slowing hiring, particularly among younger workers who have seen employment fall by 1.8% in February alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">&#8220;While the smallest businesses may benefit from the Employment Allowance extension, the cost escalates rapidly once you pass about 8-10 employees. A medium-sized business with 20 or more staff is looking at over \u00a38,400 in additional annual costs \u2013 money that could otherwise be invested in growth, innovation, or higher wages. Larger firms are looking at close to \u00a318,000 on average.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">&#8220;Regional differences are stark too \u2013 smaller businesses in London face costs sooner due to higher average salaries. You shouldn\u2019t be punished for wanting to pay your staff enough to survive in an incredibly expensive city. 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