National Insurance - Year is not full

[Deleted User]

Hello.  I have checked my national insurance contributions on gov.uk and I have two years where I have 'year is not full'.  I have worked for the same company for over 25 years and do not see why there would be two years that I would not have fully paid ni contributions.  I have contacted my employer (I am retired now, but not pension age) and they have told me I need to speak to HMRC.  Can anyone advise what I need to do.  I don't believe I should owe any money as was in full time employment for the years showing as not full.  Thank you

R20223

what what month of tax year did you start work ?
what month of tax year did you retire ?
could that be why you have two part years ?

molerat

If you want to query it https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/national-insurance-enquiries-for-employees-and-individuals

But will it actually make any difference to your pension forecast if those years were filled ?

[Deleted User]

R20223 said:

what what month of tax year did you start work ?
what month of tax year did you retire ?
could that be why you have two part years ?

Hi, i worked for the company from 1993 to 2021 continuously, the year where there are gaps are 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016, it doesnt really make any sense? 

molerat

How much are they asking to fill the years ?

[Deleted User]

molerat said:

How much are they asking to fill the years ?

it states £824 when i click into it.

molerat

Which means there are no contributions for that year.  The only way you are going to find anything is to contact HMRC NI Enquiries in the link I posted.  I assume this is to do with checking your state pension ?  If so what exactly does your forecast show ?  It may be that you could expend a lot of time and energy pursuing this with no gain at the end of it.

[Deleted User]

molerat said:

Which means there are no contributions for that year.  The only way you are going to find anything is to contact HMRC NI Enquiries in the link I posted.  I assume this is to do with checking your state pension ?  If so what exactly does your forecast show ?  It may be that you could expend a lot of time and energy pursuing this with no gain at the end of it.

I did try and contact HMRC earlier today on the same link, the web assistant couldnt help and when I telephoned after going through  waiting questioning process I was just cut off!  I am sure I will get through to HMRC one day, I may try first thing in the morning  

Audaxer

Deleted_User said:

R20223 said:

what what month of tax year did you start work ?
what month of tax year did you retire ?
could that be why you have two part years ?

Hi, i worked for the company from 1993 to 2021 continuously, the year where there are gaps are 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016, it doesnt really make any sense? 

Do you by any chance still have pay-slips for these gap years so you can see what NI you paid?

If it states you need to pay around £824 for each year, that would indicate that no NI has been paid at all for these years, which seems very strange.

However it is important as to what figures are on your State Pension forecast, to ensure that filling these years will increase your State Pension.

Pat38493

Audaxer said:

Deleted_User said:

R20223 said:

what what month of tax year did you start work ?
what month of tax year did you retire ?
could that be why you have two part years ?

Hi, i worked for the company from 1993 to 2021 continuously, the year where there are gaps are 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016, it doesnt really make any sense? 

Do you by any chance still have pay-slips for these gap years so you can see what NI you paid?

If it states you need to pay around £824 for each year, that would indicate that no NI has been paid at all for these years, which seems very strange.

However it is important as to what figures are on your State Pension forecast, to ensure that filling these years will increase your State Pension.

Or even if you just have the P60s that would do the trick.

xylophone

It may be that you could expend a lot of time and energy pursuing this with no gain at the end of it.

But it could make a difference, particularly on the contracted in/out front.