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Think tank the Centre for Social Justice has called for a private sector, social insurance model to provide for middle-class jobless benefits, as the current system fails to reward those who have paid the most into the system. Currently, individuals contributing to UK National Insurance for 25 years could receive less in benefits than a 25-year old who worked intermittently since their teens. The report also calls on the government to introduce an annual tax credit of £3,000 per year that would be available only to people earning more than £50,000 and whose earnings are above average.