How many class 1 or 2 contributions?

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Trinity5641
Trinity5641 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
To receive contribution based esa.  How many class 1 or 2 contributions must you have made and do ni credits count.  Also what are the conditions for claiming new style esa

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  • Antonia_Alumni
    Antonia_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 1,764 Pioneering
    Hi @Trinity5641 how are you doing today?

    The Citizen Advice Website have some information on contributions. If you have any questions please let us know.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Unless you were claiming Carers Allowance then NI credit don't count i'm afraid. You need to have worked and paid enough NI contributions from March 2016 to April 2018 to be able to claim New style ESA.