Check Your State Pension forecast tool launched to ‘simplify’ filling National Insurance Contributions gaps

The government claims the online Check Your State Pension forecast will allow people to avoid having to phone HMRC and the DWP

Check Your State Pension forecast symbolised by pounds and notes
The Check Your State Pension forecast tool launched on Monday (29 April)
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The government has launched a new digital Check Your State Pension forecast service that it claims will make it easier for people to boost their National Insurance record.

Intended to help people check for gaps in their National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and voluntarily fill them, the Check Your State Pension portal (which is also available through the HMRC app) will provide “peace of mind” to those planning for their retirement and could help “thousands” of pensioners, according to the Treasury.

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