Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 13869

State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to support people with insufficient national insurance (a) contributions and (b) credits to qualify for the new State Pension.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
To qualify for any payments of the new State Pension, people usually need at least 10 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or National Insurance credits when they reach State Pension age. The contributions could be as a result of employmen...

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