Order Paper

Data sources & licences Contact us

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Parliamentary copyright. © Crown copyright.

Today Browse Your MP Calendar

National Insurance Record Gaps · Order Paper · Order Paper

HANSARDCommons12 Jun 20231 contribution

National Insurance Record Gaps

View on hansard.parliament.uk ↗

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Victoria Atkins)
ConservativeLouth and Horncastle
The Government intend to extend the deadline for eligible individuals to retrospectively fill gaps in their national insurance record for the period covering April 2006 to April 2016. The current 31 July 2023 deadline will be extended to 5 April 2025.
This extension will also apply to contributions relating to all years which would reach their payment deadline before 5 April 2025, including tax years 2016 to 2017 and 2017 to 2018. All relevant voluntary national insurance contributions (NICs) payments will be accepted at the rates applicable in 2022 to 2023 until 5 April 2025.
This extension means that people will have more time to fill gaps in their national insurance record that may increase the amount they receive in state pension.
Furthermore, HMRC and DWP are taking the opportunity through the extension period to make improvements to the digital service, with the intention that ultimately the majority of customers should be able to complete the process online. Further announcements will follow in due course.
[HCWS843]