How many weeks do you have to work for NI?

loulou41

Son has been working on and off since le left University a few years ago. He usually worked 6 months or more in a year and then spent the rest of the year travelling. The only permanent job he had was with the Council and he woroked there for 22 months from April 2003/Jan 2005. He is now back in the UK temping. It seems strange that he just got a letter from Inland Revennue and asking him to pay more than £300 in NI contributions about 52 weeks. I have checked his record and that the only time he was in full time employment. Is it possible that they have made a mistake? The only other shortfall he had was 27 weeks and that was about £175 in contributions and he has until 2009 to pay. He is in his twenties, I am wondering whether he is too young for him to ask for a forecast. At that age, he is not really interested in pension. Thanks

clairec79

Read the letter carefully, if you stop work to bring up a child they send what I suspect is the same letter.
It basically says in order to protect your pension, you need to pay £XXXX. Then somewhere else underneath explains they are voluntary contributions, and you don't have to pay them

healy

loulou41 wrote:

Son has been working on and off since le left University a few years ago. He usually worked 6 months or more in a year and then spent the rest of the year travelling. The only permanent job he had was with the Council and he woroked there for 22 months from April 2003/Jan 2005. He is now back in the UK temping. It seems strange that he just got a letter from Inland Revennue and asking him to pay more than £300 in NI contributions about 52 weeks. I have checked his record and that the only time he was in full time employment. Is it possible that they have made a mistake? The only other shortfall he had was 27 weeks and that was about £175 in contributions and he has until 2009 to pay. He is in his twenties, I am wondering whether he is too young for him to ask for a forecast. At that age, he is not really interested in pension. Thanks

Yes it is possible that a mistake has been made. If you son has details of National Insurance paid he can send that in and they will update his account. If he does not have full details he should still write with as much information as possible and it can be investigated.

CIS

It sounds like a deficency notice -bsically they are saying that if you want the year to count towards the state pension, you need to pay £x amount- you dont have to pay it if you dont want to.

If it was a demand for unpaid NI then it would be a different letter.