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Posted Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:02:54 GMT by
According to my State Pension National Insurance Record i have missing or incomplete years. However according to my own record those years i was on JSA. Surely JSA contributions would automatically be added. How do i challenge this discrepancy? I also have missing years when i was full time student at University. I was at University for 4 years, recieving government loan for each term. Does this not count towards my state pension contributions?
Posted Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:48:14 GMT by HMRC Admin 20 Response
Hi RJuk,
For each week that you are in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) you would be given a credit to maintain your National Insurance account for the State Pension.
If you feel that you have not been given the correct number of credits for your claim then please contact the Benefits Office where you made your claim and they will
be able to check for you.  
If they have not awarded you enough credits then they will be able to allocate more to your National Insurance account.
Credits for periods of Full Time Education are not given and you would need to pay voluntary contributions to maintain your National Insurance account for this.
Thank you.

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