I just got a letter from HM Revenue and customs saying that i have to pay £293 to them because i havent paid or been credited with enough National Insurance contributions to make the year 2004-2005 count towards my basic State pention! But i was in uni 2003-2005 and only worked part time for christmas at sum point 2005 so i dont understand it. Is this right? and has any other student had this letter? Why should i have to pay for not working? I was a student that year??
2006-11-26 04:53:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Both my sister and I have had the same letter. We are at college studying an nvq level 2. I called the number and told them we are students but that doesn't matter! They said we should have still been paying, and when i asked how, they didn't know.
The only way to get around it is signing on (jobseekers), but you can only do this if you do less than 16 hours a week.
My sister was working part time aswell as going to college and she still got the same letter. Because of the hours she worked, she didn't have to pay tax or national insurance yet they still tell her she owes nearly £300!
2006-11-26 05:03:44 · answer #1 · answered by nikkinoonies 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work full time in local government and have done so for almost 16 years. I also received on of these letters and check with our payroll department.
It seems that Inland Revenue have suffered a glitch on one of their computers. This means that information for a lot of people has not been processed. The result is that the system thinks these people owe money when they don't.
I wouldn't bother phoning. Put it in writing and keep a copy; tell them your circumstances and make it clear you believe that there has been an error. Ask them the dates of when and where you're supposed to have worked.
2006-11-26 05:16:46 · answer #2 · answered by leekier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to pay it. If you don't you'll get nothing for the NI contributions you have paid. If you do, you'll get a year's credit towards your State Pension.
What's best depends on whether you can afford it, how old you are and whether you expect to work continuously from graduation until retirement.
2006-11-26 04:59:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,
2006-11-26 04:56:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋