A Bill to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of extending to 5 April 2025 the period for which voluntary Class 2 and 3 National Insurance contributions may be paid in respect of one or more of the tax years 2006-07 to 2016-17; to require the Secretary of State to publish certain information about the performance of the Future Pension Centre in providing advice about voluntary Class 2 and 3 contributions in relation to the state pension; to require the Secretary of State to publish a strategy for increasing public awareness of voluntary Class 2 and 3 contributions; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Wendy ChamberlainLiberal Democrat
2 November 2023
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This bill would ask the government to consider extending the window for paying voluntary Class 2 and Class 3 National Insurance contributions to 5 April 2025 for back years up to 2016-17. It also requires the government to publish information about how the Future Pension Centre advises people on voluntary NICs and to publish a strategy to raise public awareness of these voluntary contributions. It is currently at its first reading in the House of Commons.
The bill is at its first reading in the Commons (introduced 1 March 2023) and has not yet progressed to Second Reading or later stages.
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1 Mar 2023
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
