UK state pension

paid in December. Updated last week. Hopefully it will materialise into something when the time comes .

My problem with this is if not showing payment of NIC paid and no receipt issued for payment or anything to say what level of pension is going to be paid , it is very doubtful that anyone should continue to pay annual NICs when they arise.

I am in this position.

I paid last July (beginning) and have been assured last October that they have received the payment and it will be applied within 6 weeks . Still not done . I also asked for a receipt at the very least . Promised but still nothing

I can't afford to pay more if I don't receive some receipt of payment

It goes against every sensible approach that we are expected to pay more large sums of money with nothing being updated online or a letter of receipt. I appreciate they are busy and swamped etc but it is very poor practice and frankly bordering on negligent at this stage .

I find it worrying .

I sent money at end of October....called last week they said they had received nothing...I sent a registered letter with the details last week, also lodged a complaint another call needed I am guessing zzz

Where are you able to see this detailed info? Link?

But did you get it?

@54and56

Gov.uk website . You need a number to log in and create your account to see your forecasted pension .

You have to ask them to send you the number after they verify your identity , passport pictures etc

I've been assessed as Class 2 and I want to pay for some back years before the April deadline but I seem to be going round in circles trying to find how to do this.

The letter from HMRC sends me to - https://www.gov.uk/pay-class-2-national-insurance

That page then sends me to -

https://www.gov.uk/pay-class-2-national-insurance/if-you-work-or-live-abroad

This page then sends me to another page for online payments -

https://www.gov.uk/pay-class-2-national-insurance/make-online-telephone-bank-transfer

This page gives bank account account details to pay into, but it also says - There’s a different way to pay Class 2 National Insurance contributions if you live or work abroad permanently. That page it links to has no bank details, just a link to the CF83 form. Where do I get the details for what bank account to pay into, do I have to ring them?

I called yesterday about my application for Class 2 and the lady said a letter was in the post and Class 2 not possible as my credits are juvenile credits and the actual amount of NI paid is very low. She said the letter will take 4 weeks to get to me and I can't make Class 3 payments till I get it (although she did give me the bank details).

I don't think I have the time or a real basis to appeal and should probably consider myself lucky to be able to do Class 3 at all.

Fat chance it will be allocated that fast. As I posted earlier its taking 56 weeks from receipt to get allocated.

This is the big problem with phoning, you get the wrong information and in a few weeks when you go on line and see that the payment hasn't been allocated you ring again and again get the wrong information. Must be tens of thousands of people doing the same thing.

I've been given all sorts of incorrect info about time taken to allocate monies. The last rep said they still haven't allocated money received over a year ago and that the current wait is around 56 weeks. The rep also said not to waste my time calling again unless I was 6 months from retirement when they can expedite it.

UK suffering the same problems as here.Everyone loves WFH but UK situation nowhere near as bad as here.I have to say DWP staff very pleasant but on one occasion I got one who was half asleep.

Has it updated on the website?

It has indeed.

I skipped class 3 and just paid class 2 which were majority for me. Will just pay each April from now on they said they would send out letter.

For people who have sent their PRSI Contribution Statement to support their employment record, may I ask please did anybody send it successfully by email (and if yes, what email address did you send it to?) or was it sent by post?

Thanks

By post

Sometimes you get lucky like this. Similar happened me.