National Insurance errors discussion thread
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Many thanks, esperanza2!0
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Hi, My wife worked at woolworths until it went under. She found a tempoary job but is now unemployed. She went to sign on for Job Seekers but was told there was a gap in her NI for 2008/2009 so she cannot receive the allowance. She cannot find her P60 or wage slips - is there anything she can do?0
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Me and my girlfriend work in a casino.
We have recieved tips for the last 2 years where we have been in a tronc with a troncmaster.
National insurance has been taken from our tips in the first year.
I have been informed that NI deductions on tips should not have happened.
How do me and my girlfriend claim the NI back that we shouldnt have paid? Thanks for your time,
Regards Jeff0 -
allancwevans wrote: »Hi, My wife worked at woolworths until it went under. She found a tempoary job but is now unemployed. She went to sign on for Job Seekers but was told there was a gap in her NI for 2008/2009 so she cannot receive the allowance. She cannot find her P60 or wage slips - is there anything she can do?
I would say to put as much detail as possible in a letter to
HM Revenue & Customs
National Insurance Contributions Office
Longbenton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE98 1ZZ
It would be better if you could find some records so have a good hunt for the p60 or the wage slips . But if you can't find them ask your wife to just write down as much as she can remember (how long she worked there/ hours worked/rate of pay etc also her NI number and the branch of woolworths she worked at. Include in the letter that the query is urgent because a benefit claim is depending on the outcome.
Also it would be a good idea to send a copy of the letter to the benefits office and say you would like the claim to be held open until the enquiry has been sorted out.
Stay on the case and you should get the correct benefit sorted out.0 -
Me and my girlfriend work in a casino.
We have recieved tips for the last 2 years where we have been in a tronc with a troncmaster.
National insurance has been taken from our tips in the first year.
I have been informed that NI deductions on tips should not have happened.
How do me and my girlfriend claim the NI back that we shouldnt have paid? Thanks for your time,
Regards Jeff
I realise this thread is wandering off from the original subject but just to say you should both probably write to the National Insurance Office as well (Benton Park View, Newcastle upon Tyne NE98 1ZZ)
give as much detail as you can and say you think you have overpaid NI.
They'll probably want to check that nothing changed in the way tips were paid out in the two years so if you can give some information about that, include it in the letter. Hope that sorts it out.0 -
Hello folks,
I started my first ever job on 1 November 2010 and my gross YTD pay to 31 March 2011 amounts to £10,756.31. The YTD NI deduction of £921.38 has been applied to my salary. I just wish someone to confirm if the deduction is correct. I suspect (probably wrongly) that YTD NI deduction from my salary is not correct and I seem to have overpaid the NI for the year 2010/11. Of course, I would not be asking this if I understood all of this but I need to have a peace of mind, as I need every penny to reduce my debts incurred in acquiring my degrees. I’d be grateful for your opinions and help.0 -
Hello folks,
I started my first ever job on 1 November 2010 and my gross YTD pay to 31 March 2011 amounts to £10,756.31. The YTD NI deduction of £921.38 has been applied to my salary. I just wish someone to confirm if the deduction is correct. I suspect (probably wrongly) that YTD NI deduction from my salary is not correct and I seem to have overpaid the NI for the year 2010/11. Of course, I would not be asking this if I understood all of this but I need to have a peace of mind, as I need every penny to reduce my debts incurred in acquiring my degrees. I’d be grateful for your opinions and help.
To check NI acurately you need to give all the monthly gross figures, as NI is calculated on a monthly basis not annual as tax is. Assuming that you recieved five monthly payments and you are paying NI at the not-contracted out rate then this looks about right.0 -
Hi
I'm also asking a question that probably doesn't quite fit into this thread.
I work part time because I look after my daughter and my wife works full time.
So far as I can tell I have earned above the minimums mentioned in Martin's article (£5044) and NI deductions are sometimes made. I checked recently and was advised that my NIC is sufficient to qualify me for state pension.
However, in March I damaged my back and was off work for 2 weeks. I had only been with one employer for 3 weeks at that point and the other employer only employs me for 8 hours a week. Both did not pay me SSP for that period but sent me an SSP1 form. I submitted these to my benefit office but was turned down on the basis that my NI contributions over the past 2 years were insufficient. One of the contracts has since finished and I am back in the same position.
My question is (finally) : what happened? I checked with the NI helpline who said my contributions were sufficient for pension. And my benefits office tell me that I don't qualify for benefit. Who should have told me my contributions were insufficient and how can I find out what I should pay?0 -
You need a total of 30 years contributions for a full state pension but many benefits whilst working are based on the previous 2 year's contributions.0
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