The deadline to plug gaps in pension entitlement has been extended for a second time to 5 April 2025, giving tens of thousands of people more time to buy missing National Insurance payments.
The window to top up missing years going back to 2006 had initially been due to end on 5 April 2023, before the Government extended the deadline to 31 July 2023 after the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) was overwhelmed with demand.
And now, pension savers have until 5 April 2025 to check their records and spread the cost of paying any voluntary contributions, as the DWP confirmed a further extension, saying that he revised deadline is expected to enable tens of thousands more people to boost the amount they can get when they retire.
