The government has extended its deadline for people to voluntarily fill in the gaps in their national insurance (NI) record which could boost their state pension entitlement.
Those with gaps in their NI records dating all the way back to April 2006 will now have more time to decide whether they want to fill them in, potentially putting more towards their retirement fund. People have been able to retrospectively build their April 2006 to April 2016 record through voluntary contributions as part of transitional arrangements introduced with the new state pension.
Previously, the deadline was set for April 5 of this year, however, the government has now announced that an extension to July 31 will now be provided.
