National Insurance Stamps

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Xbigman wrote: »

When I was part time self employed in 1989 I didn't realise that I needed to pay NI in my main job plus pay again in my self employed job. I was sent a card to put stamps on with a snotty letter telling me to catch up. Stamps were certainly still around in the late 80's.


Darren

So self-employed continued for longer because there was a flat rate element which would have been covered by the stamps.

Stamps would have stopped in 1975 for people paid under PAYE because contributions changed to a percentage of the relevant earnings.