A lot of posts are based on the erroneous idea that NI contributions pay for the NHS and therefore contributors are entitled to its services.

The sad truth is that NI payments are nowhere near enough to cover the cost of the NHS.

Last year the NHS budget was £137 billion but income from NI was just £107 billion, coincidentally the same as the cost of the state pension which is also "paid" for by NI contributions.

The simple truth is that we have an amazing health service which is not being paid for.but being funded almost entirely by borrowings.