Written Question·Treasury·UIN 107286

Voluntary Contributions: British Nationals Abroad

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her department will release further information on the Voluntary National Insurance contributions for periods abroad.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The previous rules around voluntary National Insurance Contributions (NICs) allowed those with a limited connection to the UK to build UK State Pension entitlement at a very cheap rate. At Budget 2025 the Government took two immediate steps to fix the mos...

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