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Originally posted by chris123

Getting a statement is an easy process.

Gov .UK then ni number I think

 

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Originally posted by cryrst

Gov .UK then ni number I think

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Originally posted by cryrst

Good point Chris.
I think you need 35 years or so NI payments.

Correct I have retired 58 but not reached my pension age of 67. I only have 33 years I looked at buying 2 years contributions and for now I have decided against it.

There is always the possibility that I will earn them in the next few years so why buy. If not I can buy them nearer retirement age. I can't remember how I did it but I calculated that I would need to get a state pension for 10 years before I got my money back on the missing years. So when I am 77 it would be free gravy from there. Well I am in good health now but that is 18 years time and may not be.

So for me and I stress me I would prefer to keep the money and defer that decision until I have to.

Edited by Badger11 (06 Jul 2019 6.16pm)

 


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Originally posted by Badger11

Correct I have retired 58 but not reached my pension age of 67. I only have 33 years I looked at buying 2 years contributions and for now I have decided against it.

There is always the possibility that I will earn them in the next few years so why buy. If not I can buy them nearer retirement age. I can't remember how I did it but I calculated that I would need to get a state pension for 10 years before I got my money back on the missing years. So when I am 77 it would be free gravy from there. Well I am in good health now but that is 18 years time and may not be.

So for me and I stress me I would prefer to keep the money and defer that decision until I have to.

Edited by Badger11 (06 Jul 2019 6.16pm)

Any chance you could get a little part-time job for a couple of years, Badger? To earn a year's NI credit, you only need to earn a minimum of (2019-20 figures):-

£118pw/£512pm/£6,136pa as an employee

Or

£123pw/£532pm/£6,365pa as self-employed

This would be a very 'cheap' way to fill in the shortfall. And you might make some new friends!

 


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Originally posted by YT

Any chance you could get a little part-time job for a couple of years, Badger? To earn a year's NI credit, you only need to earn a minimum of (2019-20 figures):-

£118pw/£512pm/£6,136pa as an employee

Or

£123pw/£532pm/£6,365pa as self-employed

This would be a very 'cheap' way to fill in the shortfall. And you might make some new friends!

If you do this after your 65th, you don't pay NI on earned income.

 

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Originally posted by Badger11

Correct I have retired 58 but not reached my pension age of 67. I only have 33 years I looked at buying 2 years contributions and for now I have decided against it.

There is always the possibility that I will earn them in the next few years so why buy. If not I can buy them nearer retirement age. I can't remember how I did it but I calculated that I would need to get a state pension for 10 years before I got my money back on the missing years. So when I am 77 it would be free gravy from there. Well I am in good health now but that is 18 years time and may not be.

So for me and I stress me I would prefer to keep the money and defer that decision until I have to.

Edited by Badger11 (06 Jul 2019 6.16pm)

Wait until pension age as you will be told which years you missed.
Squirrel a few quid away each year and pay it up when you know this.
I dont think interest is charged on non payer years as the rules change so often.
It might only be a tenner less on your pension so not paying it might be worth more than to pay it.
Unless you live to about 90 ish.
By then you probably wont need that tenner anyway.

 

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Originally posted by cryrst

Wait until pension age as you will be told which years you missed.
Squirrel a few quid away each year and pay it up when you know this.
I dont think interest is charged on non payer years as the rules change so often.
It might only be a tenner less on your pension so not paying it might be worth more than to pay it.
Unless you live to about 90 ish.
By then you probably wont need that tenner anyway.

That was my feeling.

I think for every years NI you get £2-4 per week and for 2 years I think it was about £1600 cost. I would not even get this for another 9 years so I prefer to hang onto the money and then make the decision just before I collect my pension.

 


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