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Are missing NI Pension contributions worth it?
Hi, after checking my wife's pension forecast she will get £162.49/ week which can be increased to £185.15 by payment of outstanding NI contributions as she retired early. Based on the Gov.UK pensions website forecast it advises a payment of £5968 would be required for the 8 missing years. Ignoring the triple lock increase…
NI contributions
I have been reading all the articles about people buying extra NI contributions but i am the opposite, i have 39 years paid full and still got about 12 years to work. How do I benefit from paying more? Or can I stop paying NI?
Unable to Contact Future Pension Centre
Has anyone else had problems getting in contact with the Future Pension Centre? I've tried calling them 2 or 3 times a day for the last 3 days, staying queued for an average of 20 mins each time before giving up. Would I be better contacting them via their online contact form? I simply want to check that my plan to plug…
State pension NI contributions
I semi-retired at 60 years old on my teachers' pension, but have continued a little bit of consultant work and pay tax via self-assessment. I made 41 years of full National Insurance contributions and can get my state pension at 66. However, the estimate on pension checker is saying I will get £163.30 a week unless I pay…
Topping up ni contributions
I'm trying to top up ni before end of July. I've logged in my state pension and found my forecast it says I can top up but when I try and do this online it is asking for a number starting 60 which is on a bill. Where do I get this from
NI Voluntary Contributions deadline extended to 31 July 2023
I see the deadline has been extended but when I check my record online it still says I must pay by 5th April. Which is right? And if I pay after April 2023 will the amount owing be increased over the £824 I am currently being quoted per full year? The note against each year says it *might*.
Missed NI Contributions for Pension when Self-Employed
Like many people, I am looking at paying missed NI Payments before the deadline, to increase my Pension. The thing is that the missing years relate to while I was Self-employed. The Class 2 NI payments were only around £2-50 per week . . . yet the Statement I have received says I would have to pay £15-85 per week for the…
Plugging NI shortfall
Hello - I was told by HMRC that I can only pay the NI shortfall for 2 years prior to 2016 because I was part of the many millions of workers who were opted out of full NI contributions. Is this correct information - I can only buy 2 years?
NI Contributions and the State Pension
I am due to retire and stop working and claim the State Pension on the 12th of February next year 2024 I have checked my State Pension details online and have been told that i cannot increase my State Pension anymore after the 5th of April 2023 My question is will i still have to pay NI contributions from the 5th of April…
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