Checking number of years to pay voluntary Class 2 NIC

I am living in Ireland and intend to pay voluntary Class 2 NICs shortfall as advised in recent letter from HRMC . I will pay by pTSB sterling bank draft . Recent HMRC letter advises “As an overseas customer, you will need to quote your NI no when sending any payments to us. Please do not quote any other reference number shown on our correspondence as this will mean that your payment will be sent to another part of HMRC.” The pension service when I rang them said to make payable to “HMRC only” and write on the back “voluntary class 2 NIC payments, the years of payment being made, the full amount & my NI number. My query is do I need to reference my ICW reference anywhere and will HMRC accept a pTSB sterling bank draft A further query - my recent letter from HMRC outlined the shortfall amount to be paid relating to the period from 2006-2007 to 2023-2024 which is 18 years but my gap record online and conversation with Pension services said I have 17 years shortfall. Which is the correct to pay 2006 to 2024 (18yrs) or 2006-2023 (17 yrs) or 2007-2024(17 yrs). Thanks for your assistance

Hi Jacinta,
When making the payment you can request that your NI number is used as a reference so that we can correctly receipt this on to your NI record.
Normally we would advise NI number and surname and initials but as I don’t know the amount of space allowed you should check this when making the sterling request at your bank.
Thank you.
 

Thanks for your response . I had a second query which I would appreciate clarification on. My recent letter from HMRC outlined the shortfall amount to be paid and set out the period 2006-2007 to 2023-2024 which is 18 years but my gap record online and the conversation with Pension services say I have 17 years shortfall. Which is the correct to pay 18yrs 2006 to 2024, 17yrs 2006-2023, or 17 yrs 2007-2024. Thanks

Hi Jacinta Reynolds,
We would advise you to follow the guidance supplied by the Pension Service.
Thanks 

 

As I understand it, HMRC will tell you which years are not full and the cost of filling them. However, it is DWP who tell you how many of the years 2006/07 will improve your forecast, and also how many of the years 2016/17 onwards will increase your pension up to a final year that is likely to be capped at the maximum. This is why HMRC say to follow the guidance from DWP when considering which years to pay.