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National Insurance gap why so much?

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lightsaver
lightsaver Posts: 28 Forumite
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edited 3 April at 4:22PM in Topping up your state pension
Hi, I have a gap for 2022 to 2023 for £500 and a gap for 2023 to 22024 for £900.

I don't understand why the amounts to be paid are so high as I was solely self-employed for those tax years and my SE profits from 2022 to 2023 were only £1800 and £2500 for 2023 to 2024. 

I thought that the class 2 N.I. rate was around £160 to £170 a year so why do I owe £900 for 2023 to 2024? 

Can anyone makes sense of this please?  Many thanks. 

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  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 34,633 Forumite
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    The NI record only shows at class 3 rate.  If you were self employed to need to speak to HMRC to get the correct rate for those years.  The good news is you have plenty of time to sort it.
  • lightsaver
    lightsaver Posts: 28 Forumite
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    Thank you @molerat!  That's very helpful. 
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