Impact of Juvenile Credits

1 - If a person was physically in the UK for 6 years but due to juvenile credits has 10 qualifying years on their NI record, will any state pension be paid for the juvenile credited years? 2 - If not, should the juveile credited years be ignored if a person currently under State Pension Age is looking to buy NICs to reach 35 years of contributions to maximise their state pension entitlement? 3 - Can you provide a link to some official DWP/HMRC guidance / info on how Juvenile years impact an NIC record? Thanks

Hi,
Juvenile credit years will be counted when someone’s State pension is calculated.
If some was born before 6th April 2010 they should have 3 years’ worth of juvenile credited years.
The tax years in which you turned 16 17 and 18 years of age.
The minimum amount of qualified years a person needs to get a UK state pension in 10, so if someone has 10 years qualified and 3 of those are from juvenile credits they would be entitled to the UK state pension.
Juvenile credit years should not be ignored when looking to make voluntary National Insurance payments.
For the best advice on making voluntary National Insurance payments, how many years you need to pay, which years to pay for etc, you must speak to the Future Pension Centre.
Please find their contact details below:
Number  0800 731 0175
Text Relay  18001 0800 731 0176
+44 191 218 2051
Welsh  0800 731 0453
Overseas  +44 191 218 3600
Address
The Pension Service 9
Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 1LU
United Kingdom
Open
8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday
Web Address
Contact the Future Pension Centre
Thank you.
 

Thank you I understand that the conditions for these credits are that you must have been resident in UK at the time the credits are awarded. If you come from abroad and your Date of Entry into the UK scheme falls after these years, I understand that there will be a Flag set on the system to allow the “discounting” of these credits and have them removed. I also believe The Personal Tax Account view of your NI record may still reflect these credits until they have actually been removed. === So if a person who came to the UK at aged 20 and paid National Insurance for 7 years - but due to Juvenile credits has 10 qualifying years on their NI record - will any state pension be paid for their juvenile credited years? Above applies to very many people abroad so your help is appreciated. (I'm trying to understand your system re Juvenile Credits on a NI record rather than asking about a specific individual) Thanks

Hi,
We review each case individually and cannot give more advice here.
If you feel you should have juvenile credits then please write to us:
PT Operations North East England
HM Revenue and Customs,
BX9 1AN
Information we require
•    Full name
•    National Insurance Number
•    Date of birth
•    The date they left the UK - if applicable
•    Your most recent UK address
•    Your address abroad – if applicable
For more advice/information on juvenile credits please refer to the website www.gov.uk and search juvenile credits.
Alternatively you can call the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Jobcentre plus benefits helpline on 0800 055 6688.
Thank you.