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National Insurance Voluntary
Can I just ask and i know it may seem a little obvious. i have one year where I was self employed for most of the year and paid contributions for the business but not for the whole year. With my national insurance record showing as not a qualifying year I would like to make voluntary contributions to make it up. Do you…
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Class 2 voluntary NI Contributions
My wife is short of 7 years NI contributions to get the full new State Pension and we are going to plug the gaps by buying years. During the years that she has no NI contributions, she was self employed as a Childminder on low income/low profit and hence exempt from paying National Insurance. In hindsight we should have…
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How are the phone lines these days?
My wife needs to top up 2 years of NI some time in the next 8 years from post 2021 years going up to 2033 when she reaches SPA. We have not progressed this up to now due to the mad rush. Are the phone lines still blocked most of the time or has the rush died down for the minute?
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Topping up missing years pre 2016
Hi, I have checked my state pension forecast and have the following information. Retirement date may 12/ 2035 Current forecast as of 2022 £140.74 p/wk Cope £8.65 p/wk Pre 2016 years full 24 Post 2016 years all not full. Pay another 11 years to receive max of £203,85. After looking at the forecast I have a couple of years…
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National Insurance contribution black hole - anyone originally from Jersey?
HI forumites. I wonder if anyone has been in this situation? I am originally from Jersey and moved to UK to work back in 1994. I came with my number (same digits as UK NI) and that was what I was told I could use on my first day. I had the same number till 2002 when the DWP thought I didn't exist and I ended up with a new…
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State pension boosting set to become easier as new online tool to launch within six months
A new online service designed to simplify how you check and pay for voluntary national insurance (NI) contributions is due to launch before the end of this financial year, the Government has confirmed to MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE). Read the full story here. And if you haven’t already, join the forum to leave a comment.
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Topping up shortly before SP claim letter is due
I’m helping a friend who is not computer literature with
claiming her State Pension. She reaches SPA during February 2024, so should
receive her claim letter in the next few weeks. She had a shortfall when I
checked her forecast recently. My friend phoned DWP and HMRC and has the
reference number and details to pay 2 post…
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Possible to Buy 1 Additional Year
Hi, been looking at queries regarding buying additional years for state pension. My situation is this - NI Record to 5/4/23 shows an ESTIMATE of £199.08 per week It states I need to contribute 1 more year before 5/4/31 to get max of £203.85 I have 43 full years contribution from 1980/81 to 2022/23. I worked in the Civil…
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Viability of Government pant ion in 15/20 year?
I want to top up my state pension but honestly I am concerned that in 15/20 years there will be no state pension. They are spending and have spent so much money to date and I just don't foresee the government having any money left to give us our pensions in the end. You hear of companies not being able to give their…
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State pension Top Up - Class 3A NI contributions - anyone claimed these with their State Pension?
Allegedly worth £25 per week when purchased in 2015. It should be possible to claim them when claiming your State Pension.Has anyone actually done this? No-one at DWP seem to know anything about them. I would be grateful if someone who has successfully claimed could suggest a department who may be able to deal with these…
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Does the year you top up matter?
I'm currently abroad and so not contributing to NI but plan to move back before 2030. I'm eligable for state pension in 2041. According to my record, I need to add 12 more years to qualify for full pension. I'm not planning to work until 67 so will need to buy some years. My question is... is it better to top up pre-2016…
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Should I make voluntary contributions?
I having been reading the forum and the helpful comments. I would like to ask if it will be worth me making voluntary contributions to increase my state pension which I have started to receive earlier this year. I will try and give as much information as possible. I was made redundant a couple of years ago and the last…
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Will I get any pension at all? Is it worth buying NI contributions for someone living abroad?
Hi, I'm a 53 yo italian guy.I lived and worked in UK from 1999 to 2007 and then back again in 2009.I had 11 qualifying years when I left for good the UK in 2009.Since then I've been living in Spain.I never paid any contributions in Italy and Spain. Only in UK. This is why I opted to buy voluntary NI contributions. At the…
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National Insurance Contributions for Parents
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help. My partner gave us work 14 years ago to look after our child. Soon, that child was joined by twins and plans to return to work were curtailed by the sheer scale of the childcare costs! We've been been looking at her NI contributions, expecting the worse but the government website shows…
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Voluntary NI
Hi, I contacted the Future Pension Centre a few years ago and paid some voluntary NI contributions to complete a full year. I was given a 16 digit reference number so can someone tell me if I can just use this number to pay a few more years of missing NI contributions (without contacting them again) in order to get the…
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Understanding the detail of NI shortfall
Good afternoon, I am seeking some guidance please on how my National Insurance shortfall has been calculated leaving me in a position where I need to consider voluntary contributions to maximise my state pension. I have been unsuccessful in reaching anyone by telephone and did write for an explanation in May. The DWP has…
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Keep paying NI?
Hi. My wife is 61 and has just retired from the
NHS. She has 40 years of paying full Ni
and the gov.uk pension forecast says she will get full state pension when she
reaches the right age (in about 5 or 6 years). But as she is not working now so she is not paying NI any more. Will she need voluntarily pay NI for next 5
or…
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Can you make voluntary NI contributions once you claim your pension and continue working?
* My dad hits pension age on 6th April 24. * He intends to continue working "until he can't" * He currently has 28 Years of NI contributions. * He is able to purchase 2 years which he will do (£206 Total cost) making it 31 years including the current year. * His forecast at the moment is "if you contribute until 5 April…
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Will I get the full amount
Hi all and hoping you can put my worried mind at rest, am I correct that going off this I will get my full state pension regardless if I continue to pay NI or not, I'm just unsure about the cope to be fair I don't even know what that is. Thanks in advance [Image removed by Forum Team]
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Qualifying Year means what?
Hi I have sat in the "Job Centre" face to face and been told I would get the full state pension. I did checks with a BR19, and got the same result. So the day I began the process to bring my State Pension into payment it was insufficient years for a full amount. I have 42 (forty two) qualifying years, above the required…
