The NICs holiday is only available to new businesses where the principle place of business is located in a qualifying region of the UK. If your new business is located in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales it will be clear that you are in a qualifying region.
But if your business is located in England it may be more difficult to decide. This guide will help you to make the correct decision before completing the application for the NICs holiday scheme.
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If your principle place of business is in one of the local authority areas listed in the table below, your business is treated as being in a qualifying region for NICs holiday purposes.
If you are unsure which local authority area your business is in, you should check by using the ‘Find your local authority’ tool on the Directgov website.
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| Local Authority | English Region |
|---|---|
| Allerdale | North West |
| Amber Valley | East Midlands |
| Ashfield | East Midlands |
| Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Barrow-in-Furness | North West |
| Bassetlaw | East Midlands |
| Bath and North East Somerset | South West |
| Birmingham | West Midlands |
| Blaby | East Midlands |
| Blackburn with Darwen | North West |
| Blackpool | North West |
| Bolsover | East Midlands |
| Bolton | North West |
| Boston | East Midlands |
| Bournemouth | South West |
| Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Bristol, City of | South West |
| Bromsgrove | West Midlands |
| Broxtowe | East Midlands |
| Burnley | North West |
| Bury | North West |
| Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Cannock Chase | West Midlands |
| Carlisle | North West |
| Charnwood | East Midlands |
| Cheltenham | South West |
| Cheshire East | North West |
| Cheshire West and Chester | North West |
| Chesterfield | East Midlands |
| Chorley | North West |
| Christchurch | South West |
| Copeland | North West |
| Corby | East Midlands |
| Cornwall | South West |
| Cotswold | South West |
| County Durham | North East |
| Coventry | West Midlands |
| Craven | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Darlington | North East |
| Daventry | East Midlands |
| Derby | East Midlands |
| Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Dudley | West Midlands |
| East Devon | South West |
| East Dorset | South West |
| East Lindsey | East Midlands |
| East Northamptonshire | East Midlands |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| East Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| Eden | North West |
| Erewash | East Midlands |
| Exeter | South West |
| Forest of Dean | South West |
| Fylde | North West |
| Gateshead | North East |
| Gedling | East Midlands |
| Gloucester | South West |
| Halton | North West |
| Hambleton | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Harborough | East Midlands |
| Harrogate | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Hartlepool | North East |
| Herefordshire, County of | West Midlands |
| High Peak | East Midlands |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | East Midlands |
| Hyndburn | North West |
| Isles of Scilly | South West |
| Kettering | East Midlands |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Knowsley | North West |
| Lancaster | North West |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Leicester | East Midlands |
| Lichfield | West Midlands |
| Lincoln | East Midlands |
| Liverpool | North West |
| Malvern Hills | West Midlands |
| Manchester | North West |
| Mansfield | East Midlands |
| Melton | East Midlands |
| Mendip | South West |
| Mid Devon | South West |
| Middlesbrough | North East |
| Newark and Sherwood | East Midlands |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | North East |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | West Midlands |
| North Devon | South West |
| North Dorset | South West |
| North East Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| North Kesteven | East Midlands |
| North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| North Somerset | South West |
| North Tyneside | North East |
| North Warwickshire | West Midlands |
| North West Leicestershire | East Midlands |
| Northampton | East Midlands |
| Northumberland | North East |
| Nottingham | East Midlands |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands |
| Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands |
| Oldham | North West |
| Pendle | North West |
| Plymouth | South West |
| Poole | South West |
| Preston | North West |
| Purbeck | South West |
| Redcar and Cleveland | North East |
| Redditch | West Midlands |
| Ribble Valley | North West |
| Richmondshire | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Rochdale | North West |
| Rossendale | North West |
| Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Rugby | West Midlands |
| Rushcliffe | East Midlands |
| Rutland | East Midlands |
| Rutland | East Midlands |
| Ryedale | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Salford | North West |
| Sandwell | West Midlands |
| Scarborough | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Sedgemoor | South West |
| Sefton | North West |
| Selby | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Shropshire | West Midlands |
| Solihull | West Midlands |
| South Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| South Gloucestershire | South West |
| South Hams | South West |
| South Holland | East Midlands |
| South Kesteven | East Midlands |
| South Lakeland | North West |
| South Northamptonshire | East Midlands |
| South Ribble | North West |
| South Somerset | South West |
| South Staffordshire | West Midlands |
| South Tyneside | North East |
| St. Helens | North West |
| Stafford | West Midlands |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | West Midlands |
| Stockport | North West |
| Stockton-on-Tees | North East |
| Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands |
| Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands |
| Stroud | South West |
| Sunderland | North East |
| Swindon | South West |
| Tameside | North West |
| Tamworth | West Midlands |
| Taunton Deane | South West |
| Teignbridge | South West |
| Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands |
| Tewkesbury | South West |
| Torbay | South West |
| Torridge | South West |
| Trafford | North West |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Walsall | West Midlands |
| Warrington | North West |
| Warwick | West Midlands |
| Wellingborough | East Midlands |
| West Devon | South West |
| West Dorset | South West |
| West Lancashire | North West |
| West Lindsey | East Midlands |
| West Somerset | South West |
| Weymouth and Portland | South West |
| Wigan | North West |
| Wiltshire | South West |
| Wirral | North West |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands |
| Worcester | West Midlands |
| Wychavon | West Midlands |
| Wyre | North West |
| Wyre Forest | West Midlands |
| York | Yorkshire and The Humber |
