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  • Oldernotwiser
    Oldernotwiser Posts: 37,425 Forumite
    CazGreg wrote: »
    Just to clarify, I think that it isn't really your national insurance contributions which are the pertinent point - because even someone who has never made any contributions in their entire life can claim things like incapacity benefit -

    Incapacity Benefit was contributions based, so NICs are very pertinent.
  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,099 Forumite
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    Incapacity Benefit was contributions based, so NICs are very pertinent.

    There was IB youth too for those who were either 16-18 when they claimed, or under 25 and were in education.
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  • I am sorry, I have not put enough detail in my original post.

    I have always worked and the period that they are saying about is when I was ill and off work but DID NOT claim any benefits.

    My sickness money from work ran out because I was too ill to return to work before it stopped.
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