I have a question.
If I was on benefits my whole life, am I still entitled to the state pension.
Eventhough if I would not have done enough NI contributions?
I wonder how much it would be would it be not the full state pension or…
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Hiya - ive been on incapacity then ESA for the past 30 years since i was twenty. Im on Income based ESA and my ni contributions are paid for me - so if they dont up the retirement age - you should get the old age pension! Thats was i assume anyway. My mother gets an old age pension with a disabilty componant, and she hasnt worked either for 40 odd years due to COPD.
I think you may just get slightly more when you retire - if your on contribution based ESA. But who knows - since there rolling out Universal Credit…
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Thanks for that rogerrob… Yea I’ve just been looking into it it’s so confusing because nothing seems to say so.
I mean this is from gov. Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-and-allowances-national-insurance-contributions/rates-and-allowances-national-insurance-contributions
And it doesn’t mention what happens if you contribute below that…
Unless wat you assume about income based esa is correct n they pay ni for us including with universal credit.
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