Voluntary NI payments applied

K_S

Hi, I had a shortfall for 2008-09 and 2009-10 that I was eligible to make voluntary contributions for. I did so in December 2024 and today received a letter from HMRC with the below, dated 7 July.

As I understand it, it shows that I now have 52 weeks for both years (36+16 and 52).

I logged in to my HMRC account and looked up the state pension record and it still shows a shortfall on these two years.

1. Have I interpreted the letter correctly in thinking that my record should now show full years on both 2008-09 and 2009-10?

2. Does it take time for them to update their systems? Perhaps I just need to be patient and check again in a few weeks?

Thanks in advance!

Hoenir

K_S said:

2. Does it take time for them to update their systems? Perhaps I just need to be patient and check again in a few weeks?

Different teams in different departments will handle different aspects.  Given time what you see will be updated. Highly dependent on volume of work and what's in the queue in front to be dealt with. 

uknick

I paid voluntary class 2 NI as part of my sole trader self assessment for the years 2022-23 and 2023-24 and they still don't show on my NI record for state pension purposes.  But, a 14 week credit for carer's allowance in 2023-24 does show.

As already suggested it has to be different departments, DWP & HMRC, not talking to each other.

As I've got another 4 years before claiming my state pension I intend to contact DWP a year before and sort it out.