{
 "id": "ni_class2",
 "name": "NI Class 2 (self-employed) status",
 "category": "ni",
 "value": "Abolished as compulsory; treated as paid if profits \u2265 \u00a37,105; voluntary rate \u00a33.65/week",
 "unit": "status / per week",
 "valid_from": "2026-04-06",
 "valid_to": "2027-04-05",
 "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates",
 "source_org": "HMRC / gov.uk",
 "confidence": "verified",
 "checked_at": "2026-08-11",
 "notes": "Compulsory Class 2 abolished April 2024; below the small profits threshold you can pay voluntarily to protect your record.",
 "history": [
  "Voluntary \u00a33.50/week, threshold \u00a36,845 in 2025/26",
  "\u00a33.45/week, \u00a36,725 in 2024/25"
 ]
}