Some people could be thousands of pounds better off (Image: Getty)
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is urging people to “check if this applies to you” as many people could increase how much they’ll receive. Currently, a person is able to claim the new if they are a man born on or after April 6, 1951, or a woman born on or after April 6, 1953.
Those born before these dates will get the basic instead. And to get any new a person needs to have 10 qualifying years on their National Insurance record.
A qualifying year, states, is one in which you were working and made National Insurance contributions, received National Insurance credits, or have paid voluntary National Insurance contributions. Any gaps may mean you don’t have enough “years of National Insurance” to qualify for a .
Want to know how much you’ll get? You may be able to get more by making Voluntary National Insurance Contributions Check if this applies to you via the free app
— Department for Work and Pensions (@DWPgovuk)
In a new update on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday, urged people to check if they could receive more by making additional contributions. The post reads: “Want to know how much #StatePension you’ll get?
“You may be able to get more by making Voluntary National Insurance Contributions Check if this applies to you via the free @HMRCgovuk app. #PensionPlanning”.
Voluntary contributions, adds on Gov.uk, do not always increase the amount of . You can use the ‘s ” Forecast” tool to see whether you’d be better off for making any contributions