Martin Lewis made a direct appeal to 45-70 year olds ahead of offering advice on boosting their pension - potentially "by £10,000s". The Money Saving Expert founder shared the 'crucial' information on pensions as his ITV money show returned.
Martin was back on TV on Tuesday (June 13) for The Martin Lewis Money Show Live alongside co-host Angellica Bell. And the financial expert covered what for many is said to be "the biggest single lifetime financial improvement possible" - potentially adding thousands to the state pension.
He told his 2.2million Twitter followers ahead of the show: "A wee request. At 8pm tonight @itvmlshow's back with a crucial show on boosting the state pension (maybe by £10,000s). It's a must watch for 45-70s as for many it's the biggest single lifetime financial improvement possible. Yet few know it's on. If you can pls spread word!"
Earlier this week Martin shared that the deadline for buying missing National Insurance years has been extended for a second time. It was previously changed from April 5 to July 31, 2023.
He wrote: "The deadline for buying missing National Insurance years for your state pension back to 2006 has just been extended again to April 2025 (was July 23) I suspect it isn't a coincidence that this announcement comes the day before my @itvMlshow special on it, with the pensions minister coming on, knowing I was going to go hard about people having to call the Future Pensions Service 100s times before they get an answer.
"Overall though the extension is very good news."
The Money Saving Expert website Martin founded says those aged 45 to 72 should "urgently consider" buying national insurance years. It adds: "You may be able to turn £800 into £5,500 in your state pension.
"There is a potentially unbeatable opportunity everyone aged 45 to 72(ish) needs to consider. You've got until 5 April 2025 to buy back any missing national insurance years from 2006 to 2016. This can be prove very lucrative, as some are on course to make over £50,000 in boosts to their state pension."
More information can be found in the Money Saving Expert guide HERE.
