National Insurance (NI) is a tax on earnings and self-employed profits. Your National Insurance contributions (NICs) are paid into a fund, from which some state benefits are paid. This includes the ...

Matthew JenkinSenior writer Anyone who earns income in the UK may need to pay National Insurance (NI) - whether you're employed or self-employed. The amount you pay will vary depending on your income ...

Forensic accountants have been instructed to investigate why NI Water has been unable to live within its budget. The decision by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins comes after NI Water informed ...

The NI Audit Office report says the costs of tackling homelessness have soared Unprecedented demand for temporary accommodation is causing "potentially unsustainable financial pressure" for ...

A number of Northern Ireland schools are closed on Monday morning due to security concerns. Local councillor Jason Barr said the circumstances are still unclear, but the list of schools which have ...

Former police officer Tiara Brown became WBC world featherweight champion by beating Skye Nicolson in a split-decision victory on Saturday in Australia. The 36-year-old Brown took Nicolson's belt ...

Tourism entrepreneurs in Pokhara are proving to be rather enterprising. With the government failing to attract international flights to the new airport in Nepal’s tourism capital, they have taken it ...

"However SSE Airtricity Energy Services NI is not commercially sustainable in current market conditions. "We have started a consultation with staff today to discuss our intention to close the ...

In practice NI has nearly always mirrored what happens in the rest of the UK. That is because the UK Treasury will not directly cover the cost of a more generous system in NI. Instead the money ...