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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Rachel Pugh & Sam Barker

Why National Insurance credits aren't always linked to your state pension - explained

Millions of Brits getting the state pension in the UK have been warned that not all National Insurance payments qualify towards their retirement benefits.

People who work for decades to build up their state pension entitlement so they can get the full amount when they retire may be shocked to discover that some of their contributions do not count.

National Insurance contributions are massively important because they directly impact how much state pension people can get when they reach state pension age, the Manchester Evening News reports .

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