Something (important) for the weekend. If you're age 40 to 73 and haven't yet checked if you can & should boost ur state pension possibly by £10,000s, its URGENT. Either... READ: www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips/2025/03... LISTEN: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... OR WATCH: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma... - ThreadSky

martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com • 50 days ago

Something (important) for the weekend. If you're age 40 to 73 and haven't yet checked if you can & should boost ur state pension possibly by £10,000s, its URGENT. Either...

READ: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips/2025/03/04/#hiya
LISTEN: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ky1dsr
OR WATCH: https://www.itv.com/watch/the-martin-lewis-money-show-live/2a1827/2a1827a0168

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jimgardnerguitar.bsky.social•50 days ago

@jotee76.bsky.social

jotee76.bsky.social•50 days ago

I have already checked. I don’t qualify for it x

jimgardnerguitar.bsky.social•49 days ago

Can we check mine on your laptop later? The text on my phone screen is too small for me to read any of that website.

demdike.bsky.social•50 days ago

I paid well over 35yrs of NI but they were capped at 30yrs in 2016 so I didn’t qualify for full pension in 2020.

richardpaulsimms.bsky.social•48 days ago

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addiehmum.bsky.social•50 days ago

Following conversations on Fb please talk about contracted-out contributions. I worked in payroll but didn't realise the impact it would have on state pension. Assumed that works pensions were on top of the state pension. 43 years full contributions, still receive £40 pw less than the full pension

hipkitten.bsky.social•46 days ago

I didn’t realise that either. I checked my state pension years yesterday and saw the contracted-out line and didn’t understand it.

addiehmum.bsky.social•50 days ago

Rang the pension people. I had 43 years full years, I've already reached pension age but am £40pw under full pension. They took details, said I should hear within 28 days. As I know, from your show, at least 1 of the years falls before the cut off year, will I be OK?

uncannyval3.bsky.social•50 days ago

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kennyekn.bsky.social•40 days ago

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ghurford.bsky.social•40 days ago

Thanks Martin… Fascinating..
I like the fact u get 3 options. Option two (£221 per week) I break even after 2.8 years. Option three (£222 per week) I break even after 17 years…. Talk about diminishing returns for that last extra pound!

juanfelipe1.bsky.social•50 days ago

I checked a couple of years ago. I found that I had two missing years of NI contributions even though I was working full time during the period. Thankfully I had kept my payslips and P60s so DWP reinstated those two years even though it was 18 years ago.

irnbru72.bsky.social•50 days ago

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ellisroger.bsky.social•44 days ago

Please can you provide a link to the Pension Service contact form for use if I can’t get through on the phone? Many thanks for your excellent advice.

charjg.bsky.social•50 days ago

lol

breakbeatreads.bsky.social•45 days ago

husband tried logging in to check to find out that they've deleted his gov gateway account, now struggling to create a new one due to not having a driving licence and not being able to answer the other questions 'correctly' 🤷‍♀️

alxs27.bsky.social•50 days ago

"We are checking this year to see if it counts towards your pension. We’ll update your record when this is finished, you do not need to do anything."

Fat lot of good.

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