Contributions and Qualifying Years for State Pension 1978/79 to 2003/04
This release provides the latest estimates on people who have paid National Insurance contributions since 1978/79. The figures show all the contribution types that a person has paid during the year. Therefore the figures are not mutually exclusive and will include an element of double counting if a person has paid a number of contribution types, for example, self employed and employed earner contributions. A person may pay a number of types of contribution at any one time, particularly if the person has a number of employments in the year, either running consecutively or concurrently.
Figures in this release will be subject to revision in future years. Although this will have a negligible effect before 1999/00, figures for the latest 2 years will be subject to larger revisions as some employers submit information late. The information for Class 2 contributors is likely to be severely under estimated for the latest years, as the self employed have longer to make their contributions. The figures for Class 2 contributors exclude those people who are self employed but who are exempt from making contributions due to the Small Earnings Exception.
Figures in this publication replace those previously published in 2005. Comparisons with the previous publication may not be appropriate as this release reflects the most up to date picture of a persons' contribution record.
