The wonderful Martin Lewis has done his utmost to raise awareness for those between the ages of 45-70 about the possible benefits of buying voluntary NI contributions to boost your State Pension.
Is anyone else having problems trying to get personal information from HMRC to actually do this? I need a specific reference number that doesn’t appear on any documentation or old payslip. Are they deliberately trying to make the process as difficult as possible?!
The number on the letter from the DWP directs you, after an interminable wait to speak to someone, to the HMRC. The HMRC number cuts calls off after telling you to visit the GOV website - been there, done that, no good - with no option to (try to) speak to anyone.
It’s going to have to be a cheque in the post unfortunately, which is the last thing I want to do in case it gets lost in their system. I’d far rather do it online, but I don’t have this darn reference number! Is there a tearing-my-hair-out emoji…
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