Question follow-through · 116651

Voluntary Contributions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration her Department gave to transition arrangements for UK citizens living abroad who have been making voluntary Class 2 National Insurance contributions but have not yet qualified for a full State Pen

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
27 Feb 2026
Target answer date
3 Mar 2026
Answer
9 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration her Department gave to transition arrangements for UK citizens living abroad who have been making voluntary Class 2 National Insurance contributions but have not yet qualified for a full State Pen

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The changes to voluntary National Insurance contributions policy announced at Budget retain routes for individuals living outside of the UK to fill gaps in their NI records by paying Class 3 NICs, which allows individuals to continue to build entitlement ...

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