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Grrrrrrrrrr......

Been working since nov 06. Got made redundant on the 26th of June 09. Signed on only to get a letter stating that i haven't been paying enough NI Contributions from the years ending 07 and 08, and therefore don't qualify for any JSA payments. I could put in for income based but as my partner is earning it would wipe that out so i can't get that either.....Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!! why do they not do the last 2 years ni contributions, but leave a gap of a year and go back basically 3 years.

Is there anything i can do..?. I have informed Tax Credits that i will not be reciving benefits and my allowance from that should go up. Does anyone have an idea by how much it might be..?.
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  • SomeBozo
    SomeBozo Posts: 1,195 Forumite
    How much does your partner earn?

    Bozo
  • aj2703
    aj2703 Posts: 876 Forumite
    Over the amount Bozo... excess of 20k.
  • SomeBozo
    SomeBozo Posts: 1,195 Forumite
    Then the expectation is that your girlfriend support as you are a couple.

    Bozo
  • mizzbiz
    mizzbiz Posts: 1,434 Forumite
    Is it not worth ringing HMRC to ask to pay the deficit - this will probably be less than one weeks JSA then maybe you can get contributory? I don't know, but surely it's worth it.

    I had a deficit from 2004, and for 6 months it was about £48.
    I'll have some cheese please, bob.
  • mizzbiz
    mizzbiz Posts: 1,434 Forumite
    PS does anyone know what the contributions are supposed to be? The OP has been working all that time yet hasn't paid enough - how can that be?
    I'll have some cheese please, bob.
  • aj2703
    aj2703 Posts: 876 Forumite
    Can you do that...?. Pay the defecit...? Anyone else know anything more about this..?
  • montyrebel
    montyrebel Posts: 646 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    mizzbiz wrote: »
    PS does anyone know what the contributions are supposed to be? The OP has been working all that time yet hasn't paid enough - how can that be?

    It is possible that his employers simply weren't paying them, ring up and check would be my advice
    mortui non mordent
  • aj2703
    aj2703 Posts: 876 Forumite
    edited 10 July 2009 at 11:45AM
    The employer had paid. What has happened is i started work in Nov 06. When they processed my claim they used the tax years 06-07 and 08-09. So because i didn't start in April 06 for that year i never paid the full years NI, hence the shortfall. I have phoned them up today to ask if i can makeup the loss, but they said you can't as it is class 1 and based on what you earn. The only thing i can do is appeal their decision and ask them to use the years 07-08 and 08-09 and hope they can.
  • bitsandpieces
    bitsandpieces Posts: 1,736 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    aj2703 wrote: »
    The employer had paid. What has happened is i started work in Nov 06. When they processed my claim they used the tax years 06-07 and 08-09. So because i didn't start in April 06 for that year i never paid the full years NI, hence the shortfall. I have phoned them up today to ask if i can makeup the loss, but they said you can't as it is class 1 and based on what you earn. The only thing i can do is appeal their decision and ask them to use the years 07-08 and 08-09 and hope they can.

    Are you able to ask for them to do this? I was told there was no way they could consider more recent years; if this isn't the case, I may appeal myself...
  • aj2703
    aj2703 Posts: 876 Forumite
    I have no idea, the guy on the phone said to try it.
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