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NICs whilst on ESA

stamboy
stamboy Posts: 131 Forumite
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If you are on ESA does your national insurance contributions automatically get paid? Asking for my sister.

Thanks
Titch :)

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  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,976 Forumite
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    stamboy wrote: »
    If you are on ESA does your national insurance contributions automatically get paid? Asking for my sister.

    Thanks
    If the claim is in their name then they are automatically paid, otherwise no.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
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    To expand on poppy's post. The claimant automatically gets Class 1 NI credits. Someone added as the partner of the claimant doesn't get NI credits.

    (This is one positive about UC, under UC there are two claims which are linked so both halves of a couple get NI credits - albeit only Class 3, rather than Class 1).
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • stamboy
    stamboy Posts: 131 Forumite
    calcotti wrote: »
    To expand on poppy's post. The claimant automatically gets Class 1 NI credits. Someone added as the partner of the claimant doesn't get NI credits.

    (This is one positive about UC, under UC there are two claims which are linked so both halves of a couple get NI credits - albeit only Class 3, rather than Class 1).

    Great so my sister will get them, many thanks both. Presumably if she requests her NIC statement she will see it and if it isn't there she can query it.
    Titch :)
  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
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    The credits will appear after the end of the tax year - I don’t think they’re updated on a ‘live’ basis.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,976 Forumite
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    stamboy wrote: »
    Great so my sister will get them, many thanks both. Presumably if she requests her NIC statement she will see it and if it isn't there she can query it.
    She can check previous years here https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record but calcotti is correct they are not updated live.
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