National insurance stamp on LCWRA

Tina12

Hi all 
Just wondered if anyone is worried about the national insurance stamps while you've been off sick from work and you are on LCWRA... What happens next do we still pay national insurance on on this benefit or do we have to  contribute ourselves a certain amount
Any advice would be grateful thank you in advance 🙏😊

bg844

UC pays class 3.

Tina12

@bg844
Thank you so much for your advice much appreciated 😊🙏

Adeline

Please double check your NI record as many people seem not to have been awarded their class 3 contributions since being on UC. Better to sort it out early now if it's wrong than try and get it fixed years down the line when you're relying on them.

Tina12

@Adeline
Thankyou

What's the best phone number to ring them on 
Thankyou in advance 😊🙏

poppy123456

You can check NI record here. https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record if you are a long way of state pension age, i wouldn't worry too much at this point.

Also if you've only been claiming UC since Aug 2022 then the NI credits may not yet be added anyway.

calcotti

There is a known issue with NI credits from UC not being recorded with HMRC and all DWP/HMRC will say (not very reassuringly) that everybody will have their entitlement checked as they approach pension age.

Complete aside but I love the way some people still refer to NI 'stamp'. I believe employers used to have to buy stamps and stick them to an employee record card as a way of recording NI contributions. That system predates my working life and I am soon to get my State Pension but still the term 'stamp' lives on!

I have no idea what happened if someone lost their card. On the other hand maybe having a card with stamps on it was more reassuring than relying on electronic systems.

Tina12

Thankyou so much @poppy123456 I will check later or tomorrow as I have a massive migraine at the moment 🤕🙏 thankyou @calcotti

L_Volunteer

Have you been able to check this yet @Tina12 and, if so, would you like to tell us a little more about how things are? We are all here for you and listening to you if and when you would like to share more with us 

SueHeath

Hi @calcotti with you on the NI stamps - when my hubby 1st went selfemployed many moons ago - that's how they used to have to get their NI stamps - over the counter, at the postoffice - that many lads in the building trade got into that much trouble with fines etc because they never got their stamps - best thing the tax man done was changing the whole system not hundred percent sure but i think it was about 20 years ago now. x

ShirleyW

calcotti said:

There is a known issue with NI credits from UC not being recorded with HMRC and all DWP/HMRC will say (not very reassuringly) that everybody will have their entitlement checked as they approach pension age.

Complete aside but I love the way some people still refer to NI 'stamp'. I believe employers used to have to buy stamps and stick them to an employee record card as a way of recording NI contributions. That system predates my working life and I am soon to get my State Pension but still the term 'stamp' lives on!

I have no idea what happened if someone lost their card. On the other hand maybe having a card with stamps on it was more reassuring than relying on electronic systems.

Ha ha Calcotti. 😂 

They certainly did stick stamps on cards.  My boss used to send me to the Post Office every week to buy them for all the Office staff and his own self-employed stamp.  It was a job for the office junior to do.

It was back in the seventies and I was 17 years old.   I was also very good at working the telex machine and I touch typed on the old manual type writers.