Key Post Step by step guide to applying for UK State Pension

Tommoo said:
should she appeal and try to get moved over to Class 2
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I'd almost always say it's worth an appeal, but if you can't establish employment you won't get Class 2. And as you say, it's still a good deal, if not as sweet.
 
DannyBoyD said:
I'd almost always say it's worth an appeal,
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I,d 2nd that.
I reapplied online on April 4th. Just got letter confirming I am now eligible to buy back as far as 2006/2007 at class 2.
Except for one year where I was unemployed for 4 weeks and that is 48 weeks at class 2 and 4 weeks at class 3.
Letter says have to make payment within 31 days of date letter sent out on 30th June.
Now to look thru previous threads on how to pay via Revolut
 
Brendan Burgess said:
Step 7 paying from a sterling bank account

If you have Revolut Account you can pay in Sterling from it.
If you use Wise or some other FX service, you can pay in Sterling.

Sort Code: 08 32 20
Account number: 12001004
Account name: HMRC NIC Receipts
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I'm about to pay via my Revolut and had set up the payee as Paying from an overseas bank account
account number (IBAN) - GB49 BARC 2020 4830 9447 93
Business Identifier Code (BIC) - BARCGB22
account name - HMRC NIC receipts


Was just about to press pay when I noticed that this post recommends using the
Paying from a UK bank account
sort code - 08 32 20
account number - 12001004
account name - HMRC NIC Receipts.
Just to be sure to be sure, Could someone please confirm which account details I should pay to please
 
I paid from my Revolut sterling account, which is the equivalent of as UK bank account using :

Sort code - 08 32 20
account number - 12001004
account name - HMRC NIC Receipts.

and don't forget the 18 character reference number:

"9 digit National insurance number" + "IC" + "7 characters for 6 Chars of Surname + 1 char of first Initial "

> If you either live abroad or live in the UK but are paying for a period when you worked abroad,
> you need to use a different reference number.
> Use your National Insurance number followed by ‘IC’, your surname then your initial.
> If your bank limits you to a certain number of characters, you should use your National Insurance
> number followed by ‘IC’ and as much of your surname as possible.
> Example
> If your name is Anne Jones, you’d write the reference as QQ123456AICJONESA
 
mick999 said:
I paid from my Revolut sterling account, which is the equivalent of as UK bank account using :

Sort code - 08 32 20
account number - 12001004
account name - HMRC NIC Receipts.
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Thanks very much mick999. Good job I checked the steps and asked, otherwise I was just about to send it to the other account
 
A friend of mine worked and lived in the UK for 2 yrs 9 months. Are they eligible?

The start of this thread mentions you had to have lived or ?worked in the UK for at least 3 yrs.

There was a guy on the Pat Kenny radio show this morning who runs a company that facilitates applications for UK state pension. He said you only need to have worked in the UK for about 1 year followed by 2 more in any other EU state?
 
Interesting that I received a call back today even though I made some National Insurance voluntary contributions mid 2025. I paid for about 10 years last year and lady said today there were 5 years outstanding (possibly worth a couple of grand a year). She said I may still be able to pay at class 2 as my case was pre-deadline. Quoted same phone number as somewhere in thread above. Anyone else get similar belated call back?
 
I have followed this thread for a good while and have found it really helpful. I am about to start Step 7 of the process of applying for the UK pension. I sent in the CF83 form along with a cover letter and my Irish prsi record last year before the deadline. I received a response from HMRC yesterday. I already had 4 years NI contributions recorded on their system from working in the UK from the late 80's to the early 90's. They have confirmed that I can pay Class 2 contributions from year 2014 onwards which I am happy with. I can also pay Class 2 going forward in the future. However they have asked that I pay Class 3 contributions from year 2006 to 2013. I was out of work from Oct 2009 to March 2011 so I didn't have full prsi payments into the Irish system for these years so I understand why they want Class 3 payments for these 3 years. I don't understand why they want Class 3 payments for the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 & 2013 as I have shown I was in full employment in Ireland during these years. Can anybody clear up why they have done this and is there a way of appealing?
 
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Jed1968 said:
I can also pay Class 2 going forward in the future.
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If you are living in Ireland this information is incorrect. The recent budget in the UK ended Class 2 payments for those living outside the UK from 2026 onwards. It is my understanding that you will be able to pay class 2 for the the tax year that ends this April 26 but after that all payments will be class 3. I don't understand why they won't allow you to pay class 2 retrospectively from 2006? Did you work in Ireland straight after leaving the UK? That seems to be one of their conditions. That said they do make mistakes. Having paid my class 2 back to 2006 and having it credited, they sent me a letter last summer saying I could pay class 3 from 2006! Definitely worth appealing I would think.
 
I was basing the Class 2 payments going forward on the following section of the letter.
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I was out of work for a year after I returned in 1992 so maybe that's the reason.
Write a letter giving your reasons for appeal and attach copies of supportibg documentation.
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The letter is dated the 9th January but only arrived yesterday so I have until the 9th February to make the payment. Should I make the payment while the appeal is ongoing?
 
Did people receive texts before receiving a phonecall from HMRC about this? I sent the form my registered post and received a text yesterday that they will call in the next 7 days and will try twice. Is this legit? I thought that they would send the info in letter form.
 
DannyBoyD said:
Pay the class 2 years for now - make sure in your letter to state which years you are paying
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It also says on the letter that it is important to contact the Future Pensions Centre to find out which tax year will count towards my State Pension and to find out if my State Pension will increase if I pay voluntary NICs. I called them yesterday and thought I followed each prompt correctly(choosing between button no 1 and 2 as requested) but the line went dead after the last prompt. Why would you need to check with them if you have a letter saying which years you can pay? Has anybody talked to them or is it necessary before I pay?
 
Is it now really necessary to print and post. I filled my form CF83 in online - I have a HMRC government gateway account as was working in UK until I returned home in July last. They send me a receipt and reference no for my application. Where does it say the form needs to be by post?
 
Sorry if this is a stupid question. I can only see how to complete the CF83 online and then print off and post. Is that correct, there is no fully online version?

If I post this today (from Ireland) will this get me in before the deadline?
 
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