Hello - my first post,
i claimed ESA contributory in December 2012. I was on long term sick from work and coming to the end of my statutory sick pay and so was advised to claim ESA. I made the telephone application and was awarded it (ESA C ) without any problem - I had long term health issues,...

From April 2016 Class 2 National insurance contributions will merge with Self Assessment.

In the past, when someone registers as self employed, HMRC would automatically register them also for Class 2 National Insurance. Class 2 is an additional contribution all self employed persons must...

Only 1 in 3 will get the flat-rate £148 state pension in full

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd July 2015 07:24.

*Ministers promised it was for everyone but missed contributions hit an extra 100,000 workers* * *New pension was unveiled as a way of ending......

State pension: 'Only 45%' to get full new payout

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 12th January 2015 15:26.

*Only 45% of new pensioners will be entitled to the full, new, flat-rate state pension in the first five years of the system, government figures...
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My husband is handing in his notice soon at his 20 hour job , he has 13 days holiday still and his week in hand . Also his last two weeks worked which included 20 hours overtime to cover people on holiday , when he gets paid will he be taxed on the total amount ?

Thousands lose pensions in firms' 'Fawlty Towers' bungles

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 13th September 2014 09:51.

*Firms have lost "whole box loads of paperwork" recording pension contributions and entitlements, meaning thousands could be deprived...

Letter from JLA stating not enough class 1 contributions for year 2012 = 2013= old employer states ongoing problem with NI conts office - stating they paid but the NI office says no, ask her ex employer for proof just to show the local job centre it has been paid by them, and excuse after excuse , her...

Can anyone help me with this?
I've been looking through my State Pension Statements pre-2010 and have one dated 2005 stating that my State Pension, once reaching State Pension Age, would be £79.60 plus an additional pension of £25.41. I am assuming this was based retiring at 60.
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...having an idle moment, so looking at my Section 32 Policy document (as you do....)

So, in 1988 I paid a single premium for my pension when I left my employer..this was made up of two parts...my contributions and my employers contributions..it wasn't much back then, just over £6,300...

Hi guys got a question on behalf of my partner. He was sequestrated July 2010 discharged after 1 year and was told to stop making contributions October 2013, we thought it was all done and dusted. During this time, kpmg made several claims on his ppi which presumably was used towards his contributions....

Call to rename National Insurance

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th February 2014 13:41.

as the 'earnings tax': would it really clear up how much we actually pay in direct taxation?A backbench bill proposing to change the name of National...

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I will try and keep this first post as informative as possible; my intension is to use this as the start of my “mission”.

Firstly, Hello All

I have been following and reading hours worth on this Forum for about a week now and going to take the plunge into Removing...

We've always known our son was special but different and the GP told us before Xmas that he has Aspergers. This has come as a relief to him because he has always known he was different too.

Anyhow, he's a full time student but for reasons we now know can't get himself a part time job so...

I paid 38 years worth of NI contributions during my working life...on route to achieving the 44 needed for the full state pension.

I received many letters telling me to top up this, at a cost, for a full pension...thankfully I didn't bother...

because they then reduced the...

My car is 10 years old and now starting to cost me money.....

I'm thinking about leasing one not just yet next year....

I'm a business owner so leasing one through my business could be an option...

Anyone had any experience in this field ?