Soldato
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I found this interesting link yesterday and thought it might be fun to post up your state pension/NI stats,
https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/checkmystatepension
It's pretty easy to join, especially if you have a passport handy, doesn't matter if it's expired, took me a couple of minutes.
Apparently I've got only ten more years of national insurance contributions to pay and I've maxed out my state pension which is a bit annoying, as since the rule change recently even though I could end up with 52 years of national insurance contributions by retirement age I won't get any higher state pension, I guess it's time to invest in a private pensions scheme maybe.
You can also check you National insurance record to see if their are any gaps and top them up if needs be,
No gaps in mine but my partner had a few gaps and she has been able to top them up which is handy, it will tell you how much you need to top up if you don't have a full qualifying year and it's good to check as there is a time limit to top up, I think 5 years.
https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/checkmystatepension
It's pretty easy to join, especially if you have a passport handy, doesn't matter if it's expired, took me a couple of minutes.
Apparently I've got only ten more years of national insurance contributions to pay and I've maxed out my state pension which is a bit annoying, as since the rule change recently even though I could end up with 52 years of national insurance contributions by retirement age I won't get any higher state pension, I guess it's time to invest in a private pensions scheme maybe.
You can also check you National insurance record to see if their are any gaps and top them up if needs be,
No gaps in mine but my partner had a few gaps and she has been able to top them up which is handy, it will tell you how much you need to top up if you don't have a full qualifying year and it's good to check as there is a time limit to top up, I think 5 years.
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