Question follow-through · 107286
Voluntary Contributions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her department will release further information on the Voluntary National Insurance contributions for periods abroad.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her department will release further information on the Voluntary National Insurance contributions for periods abroad.
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jan 2026
Answer published
The previous rules around voluntary National Insurance Contributions (NICs) allowed those with a limited connection to the UK to build UK State Pension entitlement at a very cheap rate. At Budget 2025 the Government took two immediate steps to fix the mos...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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