Public opinion: impact of raising NIC on the NHS UK 2021
mixed support for the new policy that will increase the NIC starting April 2022. Furthermore, three-quarters believed the NHS will likely need even more funding than the planned increase and around half of the public felt the policy is unlikely to improve the NHS nor will staff shortages be reduced.
This statistic presents public opinion on the impact of raising National insurance Contributions (NIC) on the NHS in the United Kingdom as of September 2021.
In September 2021, the British government announced an increase in taxes to be spent on easing the NHS backlog caused by the pandemic and to change the way social care is funded in England. As of September 2021, the public showed