Does anyone know how I might make a large one-off purchase? It seems some of the options are restricted to £1k per transactions.
I am looking to purchase c. 25k euros worth.
Yes - the new State pension works on the basis that 35 years of NICs qualify you for full amount, and 10 years minimum needed to get it at all (with linear decrease where < 35 years). So the above 34/35 fraction looks correct.