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-   -   Ni contributions - class 2 or class 3 (https://britishexpats.com/forum/australia-54/ni-contributions-class-2-class-3-a-655356/)

louie Feb 23rd 2010 1:06 am
Re: Ni contributions - class 2 or class 3
 
Originally Posted by Mrs Kiwi (Post 8364372)
I am interested in this thread but am still confused - under what circumstances can you get away with paying the cheaper Class 2 contributions rather than Class 3? They have written to me saying if I want to contribute I need to pay Class 3 contributions but why can't I pay class 2?
(NB, was full time employed in the UK with only 10 years NI contributions to date, now full time employed in Oz.)
You can pay class 2. Have a look at booklet NI38 - page 9.

TakenThePlunge Mar 23rd 2010 10:58 am
Re: Ni contributions - class 2 or class 3
 
Originally Posted by Mrs Kiwi (Post 8364372)
I am interested in this thread but am still confused - under what circumstances can you get away with paying the cheaper Class 2 contributions rather than Class 3? They have written to me saying if I want to contribute I need to pay Class 3 contributions but why can't I pay class 2?
(NB, was full time employed in the UK with only 10 years NI contributions to date, now full time employed in Oz.)
I was also after the answer to that question.

I have now been informed by my accountant that to qualify for Class 2 you must have been making either class 1 or class 2 NI contributions in the week before you left the UK.

Of course she may be wrong, she cost me tax last year :)

And before you ask why I don't sack her, I can't - I'm married to her...

Shellyj Mar 23rd 2010 6:38 pm
Re: Ni contributions - class 2 or class 3
 
I dont want to be shot here, maybe I misread or misunderstood, but I thought the recent european ruling stated that paying NI contributions alone from abroad did not entitle you to a full pension?

Is there a way round this or did I misunderstand it?

TakenThePlunge Mar 23rd 2010 8:16 pm
Re: Ni contributions - class 2 or class 3
 
Originally Posted by Shellyj (Post 8443700)
I dont want to be shot here, maybe I misread or misunderstood, but I thought the recent european ruling stated that paying NI contributions alone from abroad did not entitle you to a full pension?

Is there a way round this or did I misunderstand it?
Don't worry, we won't shoot you :fingerscrossed:

You can still get a full pension, what the ruling means is that the UK is still allowed to then freeze your pension at the level you first claimed at for life. So you get no annual increases like other pensioners do.


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