The enhanced Check Your State Pension forecast
is now available!

Men born after 5 April 1951 or woman born after 5 April 1953, have until 5 April 2025 to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions to make up gaps from 6 April 2006 if they are eligible. The 5 April 2025 deadline is for paying voluntary National Insurance contributions for tax years 2006 to 2007 to 2017 to 2018 (as they would otherwise have dropped out of time). 

Individuals can now take advantage of an enhanced online digital service which HMRC and DWP have delivered on GOV.UK or link through the HMRC app.

The enhanced service provides information to help you decide whether to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions based on which years are available for you to fill and the cheapest or most beneficial years to pay. If you decide to make a payment based on the information provided the service will also provide details of how to pay.

The service will be available to individuals that live abroad who want to pay voluntary contributions for years they were resident in the UK. However, you cannot currently use the service if you are over state pension age, self-employed, living outside the UK with gaps incurred while you were working abroad, of if you are within 8 days and 4 months of or over State Pension age.