National insurance contributions

rigilsalim786

does somebody know on universal credit you get national insurance contributions paid for or do you pay yourself for your own national insurance contributions?

poppy123456

You receive class 3 NI credits towards your state pension automatically.

rigilsalim786

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/955852#Comment_955852

thank you for letting me know. Please can you explain Class three national insurance contributions? How does it work? Class 1/class 2/class 3 ect

poppy123456

All of them count towards your state pension. Class 2 only concerns those that are self employed and count towards a New style ESA and Maternity Allowance.

Class 1 are from being employed and also certain benefits like ESA and JSA and also count towards entitlement to New style ESA/JSA and Maternity Allowance.

Class 3 are from UC and child benefit up until your young child reaches 12 years old. These only count towards your state pension only.

There's also class 4 if self employed but only count towards your state pension.

More details here.

https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance/what-national-insurance-is-for

Aluminium

can anyone remember when the Government said they were going to get rid of all the Fraudulent Benefit Claimants and by doing so they would have more money for us Genuine Disabled Claimants, What happened there anybody ?

Aluminium

I mean us Disabed Claimants !

poppy123456

I've not heard of them saying there'll be more money for genuine claimants. Very few people claim benefits fraudulently. There will be changes announced sometime in the Spring but no one knows what they will be yet and any changes that may happen will not be put into place for years.