HMRC Admin 21 Response

Hi zdi98,
Thank you for your query.
Once somebody reaches State pension age they will no longer be charged National Insurance on any earnings you receive. Your State pension is only calculated from tax years you paid National Insurance up to reaching State pension age. As long as you have had at least 10 qualifying years of National Insurance before reaching State pension age, you will be eligible for a State pension. If not, then unfortunately you currently will not be eligible for the UK State pension.
Thank you.
 

Hi Simon,
Sorry for any inconvenience caused, but if you could call our National Insurance Helpline on 0300 200 3500 (from the UK) or +44 191 203 7010 (from overseas), they will be able to check your National Insurance account and arrange for any money to be allocated correctly.
Thank you.

Hi Chris,
To check your entitlement to a UK State Pension may I ask that you apply for a State Pension Forecast via Check your State Pension forecast.
This will advise if you have a full pension entitlement.
If, once you have received your Forecast, you wish to stop paying voluntary contributions then please call our National Insurance Helpline
on 0300 200 3500 (from the UK) or +44 191 2037010 (from overseas) and they will be able to help you.
Thank you.

Hi Edwin,
Before deciding to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions, your wife may wish to obtain a State Pension Forecast via Check your State Pension forecast. 
The Forecast will detail her current and future entitlement to a UK State Pension.  
If, after she’s received the Forecast, she would like to pay voluntary contributions then she should call our National Insurance Helpline:
on 0300 200 3500 and they will be able to advise her on how to make payment.
Thank you.

Hi Pat,
Your Personal Tax Account (PTA) will always show any shortfalls of voluntary National Insurance contributions at the Class 3 rate.  
If you have received a letter from us quoting the voluntary Class 2 contributions then please work off this rather than the PTA.
Thank you.

Hi n99,
If your son is not employed or self-employed in the UK then he may pay the voluntary Class 3 contributions to maintain his State Pension entitlement.  Before deciding whether to pay voluntary contributions I would recommend him applying for a State Pension Forecast to check his current and future entitlement.  
He may do this via Check your State Pension forecast.
It is not possible to pay future tax years in advance.
Thank you.

Hi Fionn,
Your completed CF83 application form should be sufficient for our International Teams to process.  If they require any extra details from you then they will request it.
Thank you.

Hi Maria2024 C,
Sorry for the problems that you are experiencing with how to make payment of voluntary contributions. The following weblink will take you to how to pay them: Voluntary National Insurance.
Thank you.

Hi Susanne,
If you could call the National Insurance Helpline on 0300 200 3500 (from the UK) or +44 191 203 7010 (from overseas) then they will be able to check your National Insurance account and arrange for any money to be allocated.  Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Thank you.

Hi CheddarCat,
We would need to access your record to check.
You will need to contact HMRC to review this for you: Income Tax: general enquiries.
Thank you.