but given where they are, - it probably makes more sense for the treasury to carry on. as clare said, although there - are some people in insecure work who are going to be hit by this, i the people who would gain most from cancelling it are the betterj off workers who pay a lot of this national insurance, because they earn a lot of the money. - but again, we keepl going back to things a question for you both about solutions. what levers are there for the government to pull if they choose, particularly if they accept, as you say, that they are going to stick with this? what can they do to mitigate the challenges that families are facing? i think there's going to have to be some quid pro quo. if the national insurance rise is going to go ahead, they must think about how they can help families with energy bills. i'm surprised there hasn't been an announcement already, seeing as we're going to get the news of how much prices are going to go up so imminently.