State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

(asked on 7th March 2023) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with HMRC on the potential merits of extending the deadline for retrospective payment of National Insurance contributions necessary to access the full entitlement of state pension benefits.


Answered by
Victoria Atkins Portrait
Victoria Atkins
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
This question was answered on 13th March 2023

On 7 March 2023, the Government issued a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) announcing that the Voluntary Class 2 and 3 National Insurance contributions (NICs) deadline will be extended from 5 April 2023 to 31 July 2023 for this year only. This will provide individuals more time to fill gaps in their National Insurance record, which could help them increase the amount they receive in State Pension.

A link to the WMS can be found at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-03-07/hcws608.

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