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callansdad
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I just got in a letter stating that from April 04 to 5th April 05 i have 34 weeks that should be paid for. I was working during this time. Earned approx £70 p/week part time. I was on maternity leave until January 04 and i started maternity leave again on 16th April 05.
I was under the impression that because i have children i would be covered from the NI front. Also i thought that my work would have taken care of my NI, although nothing was coming off my payslips for it unless i had holiday pay. I cannot ask my employers at that time as i was made redundant whilst on maternity leave in June 05, the company shut down all together.
Where do i stand, HM is saying that i need to pay the £243.** so that there won't be a shortfall in my state pension.
I was under the impression that because i have children i would be covered from the NI front. Also i thought that my work would have taken care of my NI, although nothing was coming off my payslips for it unless i had holiday pay. I cannot ask my employers at that time as i was made redundant whilst on maternity leave in June 05, the company shut down all together.
Where do i stand, HM is saying that i need to pay the £243.** so that there won't be a shortfall in my state pension.
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HM will be saying you can pay if you so wish. However you dont say how old you are but I assume that you will reach pension age on or after 6 April 2010 if so then be aware that the goverment are planning on putting new laws into place that only require 30 years contributions to be eligble for the basic state pension. Currently 39 for women and 44 for men. So you probably have no need to pay the contributions if you anticipate working and paying for 30 years ! Hope that makes sense !"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
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I just got in a letter stating that from April 04 to 5th April 05 i have 34 weeks that should be paid for. I was working during this time. Earned approx £70 p/week part time. I was on maternity leave until January 04 and i started maternity leave again on 16th April 05.
I was under the impression that because i have children i would be covered from the NI front. Also i thought that my work would have taken care of my NI, although nothing was coming off my payslips for it unless i had holiday pay. I cannot ask my employers at that time as i was made redundant whilst on maternity leave in June 05, the company shut down all together.
Where do i stand, HM is saying that i need to pay the £243.** so that there won't be a shortfall in my state pension.
on £70 p/w your not liable to pay NI nor will you get it deemed, you would need to make the alternative arrangements to pay.
If you recieve Child Benefit you will get HRP, this wont credit you with NI, it works on a different system - instaed of giving a qualifying year, it reduces the number of years you need for a full state pension - a subtle difference, but it can make quite a big difference at the end of teh day.I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0 -
Hi
I had a similar letter, but saying I was 52 weeks short. I phoned and was advised that there is a delay in inputting payments onto their system for that year, and that in a couple of months things will be back on track. In the meantime they have a duty to advise of potential shortfall.
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Piggybanker wrote:Hi
I had a similar letter, but saying I was 52 weeks short. I phoned and was advised that there is a delay in inputting payments onto their system for that year, and that in a couple of months things will be back on track. In the meantime they have a duty to advise of potential shortfall.
HTH
I got exactly the same letter saying I was 52 weeks short for 2004-05. I phoned them as I had been employed for that full year and had paid all my NI contributions. I was worried, as I am sure other people getting the same letter would be. They gave me much the same explanation.0 -
Before deciding to pay Voluntary NI contributions, you should read this from HMRC0
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