The deadline to boost State Pension with voluntary NI credits has been extended until 2025
People have been given nearly two extra years to plug gaps in their National Insurance record going back to April 2006, which could help boost State Pension payments. The original cut-off for voluntary NI contributions from April 2006 to April 2017 was April 5 2023 but in March this deadline was extended to July 31 2023.
“This further deadline extension to April 2025 means people can take the time to think about what’s best for them. Buying voluntary NI credits is a great way of boosting your State Pension but it is vital that you check before handing over any money as you may be able to plug some of these gaps in another way - by backdating a benefit claim for instance.”
How to boost your State Pension Check your State Pension forecast The first thing you need to do is go online and check your State Pension entitlement on the ‘Check your State Pension forecast’ page on the GOV.UK website here. This will identify any missing or part-paid National Insurance contributions years - if you do have any, more details on what to do are in the next section.
It is, however, really important to check that it is worth your while paying for these credits so always check with DWP before doing so.
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