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Press release </span> <h1 class="gem-c-title__text govuk-heading-l"> Taxpayers given more time for voluntary National Insurance contributions </h1> </div> </div> <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds"> <p class="gem-c-lead-paragraph">Thousands of taxpayers have been given more time to fill gaps in their National Insurance record and help increase the amount they receive in State Pension.</p> </div> </div> <div class="govuk-grid-row"> <div class="metadata-logo-wrapper"> <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds metadata-column"> <div class="gem-c-metadata" data-module="gem-toggle metadata"> <dl data-module="gem-track-click"> <dt class="gem-c-metadata__term">From:</dt> <dd class="gem-c-metadata__definition"> <a class="govuk-link" href="/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs">HM Revenue & Customs</a>, <a class="govuk-link" href="/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions">Department for Work and Pensions</a>, and <a class="govuk-link" href="/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/government/people/victoria-atkins">Victoria Atkins MP</a> </dd> <dt class="gem-c-metadata__term">Published</dt> <dd class="gem-c-metadata__definition">7 March 2023</dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="govuk-grid-row"> <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds "> <div class="content-bottom-margin"> <div class="responsive-bottom-margin"> <figure class="app-c-figure" lang="en"> <img class="app-c-figure__image" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017im_/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/image_data/file/177803/s300_9989_Voluntary_Contributions_v1a_KJ_GOV_960x640__1_.jpg" alt=""> <figcaption class="app-c-figure__figcaption"> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="gem-c-govspeak govuk-govspeak direction-ltr" data-module="govspeak"> <div class="govspeak"> <p>The government has extended the voluntary National Insurance deadline to 31 July 2023 to give taxpayers more time to fill gaps in their National Insurance record and help increase the amount they receive in State Pension.</p> <p>This comes after members of the public voiced concern over the previous deadline of 5 April 2023.</p> <p>The deadline extension was announced via a <a rel="external" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-03-07/hcws608" class="govuk-link">Written Ministerial Statement</a> earlier today (7 March 2023) and HM Revenue and Customs (<abbr title="HM Revenue and Customs">HMRC</abbr>) is urging taxpayers to ensure they do not miss out.</p> <p>Anyone with gaps in their National Insurance record from April 2006 onwards now has more time to decide whether to fill the gaps to boost their new State Pension. Any payments made will be at the lower 2022 to 2023 tax year rates.</p> <p>As part of transitional arrangements to the new State Pension, taxpayers have been able to make voluntary contributions to any incomplete years in their National Insurance record between April 2006 and April 2016, to help increase the amount they receive when they retire. And after an increase in customer contact, the government has extended the deadline to ensure people have time to make their contributions.</p> <p>Victoria Atkins, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said:</p> <blockquote> <p>We鈥檝e listened to concerned members of the public and have acted.</p> <p class="last-child">We recognise how important State Pensions are for retired individuals, which is why we are giving people more time to fill any gaps in their National Insurance record to help bolster their entitlement.</p> </blockquote> <p>Thousands of taxpayers with incomplete years in their National Insurance record could be financially better off in their retirement if they make voluntary payments to top up any incomplete or missing years.</p> <p>Eligible taxpayers can find out how to check their National Insurance record, obtain a <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension" class="govuk-link">State Pension forecast</a>, decide if making a <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions" class="govuk-link">voluntary National Insurance contribution</a> is worthwhile for them and their pension, and how to make a payment on GOV.UK.</p> <p>Taxpayers can <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record" class="govuk-link">check their National Insurance record</a>, via the <abbr title="HM Revenue and Customs">HMRC</abbr> app or their Personal Tax Account.</p> <h2 id="further-information">Further information</h2> <p>More information on how a taxpayer鈥檚 <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/your-national-insurance-record-and-your-state-pension" class="govuk-link">National Insurance record affects their State Pension</a>.</p> <p>The original deadline for voluntary National Insurance contributions from April 2006 up to April 2017 was 5 April 2023.</p> 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to fill gaps in their National Insurance record and help increase the amount they receive in State Pension.", "articleBody": "\u003cdiv class=\"govspeak\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe government has extended the voluntary National Insurance deadline to 31 July 2023 to give taxpayers more time to fill gaps in their National Insurance record and help increase the amount they receive in State Pension.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis comes after members of the public voiced concern over the previous deadline of 5 April 2023.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe deadline extension was announced via a \u003ca rel=\"external\" href=\"https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-03-07/hcws608\" class=\"govuk-link\"\u003eWritten Ministerial Statement\u003c/a\u003e earlier today (7 March 2023) and HM Revenue and Customs (\u003cabbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\"\u003eHMRC\u003c/abbr\u003e) is urging taxpayers to ensure they do not miss out.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone with gaps in their National Insurance record from April 2006 onwards now has more time to decide whether to fill the gaps to boost their new State Pension. Any payments made will be at the lower 2022 to 2023 tax year rates.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs part of transitional arrangements to the new State Pension, taxpayers have been able to make voluntary contributions to any incomplete years in their National Insurance record between April 2006 and April 2016, to help increase the amount they receive when they retire. And after an increase in customer contact, the government has extended the deadline to ensure people have time to make their contributions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVictoria Atkins, The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eWe鈥檝e listened to concerned members of the public and have acted.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp class=\"last-child\"\u003eWe recognise how important State Pensions are for retired individuals, which is why we are giving people more time to fill any gaps in their National Insurance record to help bolster their entitlement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThousands of taxpayers with incomplete years in their National Insurance record could be financially better off in their retirement if they make voluntary payments to top up any incomplete or missing years.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEligible taxpayers can find out how to check their National Insurance record, obtain a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension\" class=\"govuk-link\"\u003eState Pension forecast\u003c/a\u003e, decide if making a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions\" class=\"govuk-link\"\u003evoluntary National Insurance contribution\u003c/a\u003e is worthwhile for them and their pension, and how to make a payment on GOV.UK.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaxpayers can \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record\" class=\"govuk-link\"\u003echeck their National Insurance record\u003c/a\u003e, via the \u003cabbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\"\u003eHMRC\u003c/abbr\u003e app or their Personal Tax Account.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"further-information\"\u003eFurther information\u003c/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore information on how a taxpayer鈥檚 \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/your-national-insurance-record-and-your-state-pension\" class=\"govuk-link\"\u003eNational Insurance record affects their State Pension\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original deadline for voluntary National Insurance contributions from April 2006 up to April 2017 was 5 April 2023.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the rates of voluntary National Insurance contributions were due to go to up from 6 April 2023, payments made by 31 July 2023 will be paid at the lower rate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e" } </script><script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/http://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "name": "Home", "@id": "http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/" } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "name": "Work", "@id": "http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/work" } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "name": "Working, jobs and pensions", "@id": "http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/employment/working" } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "name": "State Pension", "@id": "http://web.archive.org/web/20230315212017/https://www.gov.uk/employment/working-state-pension" } } ] } </script> </body> </html>

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