ni contribution top up application made before 5th April 2025 deadline

free21

HI Jimithon So am I right in thinking you are in the same position as me. That this 6 year rule applies to class 2 for me also. I really find all this confusing. I did get a message on my mobile on a Sunday and then again on a bank holiday Monday from the DWP but took that to be a scam. I would of thought they would get in touch by letter due to security. I guessed there would be a long response due to demand.So I will just sit tight. Thanks for the responses.

molerat

Jimithon said:

Hi Molerat   thanks for your comment that the 6 year rule applies to class 2  

That was more a think it may rather than a definite does,  I seem to remember it coming up before and the rules come from several different acts and manuals which I've not researched in detail. 

jem16

free21 said:

HI Jimithon So am I right in thinking you are in the same position as me. That this 6 year rule applies to class 2 for me also. I really find all this confusing. I did get a message on my mobile on a Sunday and then again on a bank holiday Monday from the DWP but took that to be a scam. I would have thought they would get in touch by letter due to security. I guessed there would be a long response due to demand.So I will just sit tight. Thanks for the responses.

Sounds like you’re abroad and hoping to pay Class 2 contributions as you were working in the UK before leaving and then working abroad. That’s a totally different situation and the 6 years were rule isn’t applicable here. 

Shezmaw

Hi everyone. 

I am 72 and have been receiving a reduced state pension for 7 years. I am 10 years short on NI contributions due to finishing work to care for my parents at their home for 10 years until they passed away. It was a tough time. I did not claim carers allowance as it was my mum & dad and later the DWP told me morally I did the right thing but I still had to pay around £8,000 to top up my pension. 

I managed to claim 7 years home responsibilities protection this year and now have to pay 3 years volentary NI contributions. 

I did my application in March 2025 before the deadline and mentioned I had applied for 7 years HRP. I had no call back so called a few times to check it was a okay and was told to wait for a letter. The letter arrived in July for 10 years NI payment. I called again and told them I was waiting for 7 years HRP to make it 3 years NI I had to pay. They said to wait for another letter and as I registered before April I will be able to pay. October i got the 7 years on my ni so left 3 to pay. I called again and everything was okay. Letter turns up 7th December and says I can't pay. I called a few times and spoke to three different people and was told I should have paid before April. All this has made me a nervous wreck and luckily I have had my husband to support me through this. 

Any advice on what to do next. Thank you for reading and a Happy Christmas.  x