Comments on: UK State Pension Questions and Answers http://www.consumer-help.co.uk/benefits-claim/the-state-pension/uk-state-pension-questions-and-answers/ Free advice and latest news on all consumer matters in the UK Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:50:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: admin http://www.consumer-help.co.uk/benefits-claim/the-state-pension/uk-state-pension-questions-and-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-74 admin Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:08:16 +0000 http://www.consumer-help.co.uk/?p=890#comment-74 Thanks for your interesting post. Having done some research into this for someone else, we found that a) to get your state pension you needed to make contributions for a total of 40 years (5 of these years are given to you FREE by the Government) and b) you are never excluded from paying NI contributions even if you have over 40 years worth as they are still auto-deducted from your pay packet. However, as always we would recommend contacting Job Centre Plus who will provide more concrete information on this. Thanks for your interesting post. Having done some research into this for someone else, we found that a) to get your state pension you needed to make contributions for a total of 40 years (5 of these years are given to you FREE by the Government) and b) you are never excluded from paying NI contributions even if you have over 40 years worth as they are still auto-deducted from your pay packet.

However, as always we would recommend contacting Job Centre Plus who will provide more concrete information on this.

]]> By: a reid http://www.consumer-help.co.uk/benefits-claim/the-state-pension/uk-state-pension-questions-and-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-73 a reid Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:47:44 +0000 http://www.consumer-help.co.uk/?p=890#comment-73 i am self employed and have 46 years payment of stamps . Can i stop paying my ni now ? i am self employed and have 46 years payment of stamps . Can i stop paying my ni now ?

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