Do students have to pay National Insurance contributions?
Only on any earnings above £95 per week and its deducted on a sliding scale, for every pound earned above £95, your NI deductions increase – some examples: If you earned £95 per week, £0.16p is deducted in NI contributions If you earned £100 per week, £0.71p is deducted in NI contributions If you earned £150 per week, £6.21p is deducted in NI contributions What happens if I want to do two part-time jobs? Because course commitments are paramount, the University states, students should only work up to 15 hours a week during term time, be it daytime, evening or weekend hours of work. Therefore if you are considering doing two jobs, make sure when the hours of work from each job are combined, they do not exceed 15 hours per week. As for tax, if you do have two jobs, you should automatically be taxed on your second job, even if the earnings from your two jobs are combined and do not exceed your weekly £90 tax allowance. You will be able to apply for a tax rebate at the end of the tax year i
