Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 5 February (HL4291), why HMRC does not hold this information on National Insurance contributions by individuals.

With regards to how many individuals are eligible to make voluntary contributions for gaps in their National Insurance records for 2006-2018 before the 5 April deadline, HMRC is not able to provide this information as it is not centrally held and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

HMRC are confident that all voluntary payments are accurately recorded on customers’ accounts and these are visible to the customer in the ‘Check your National Insurance record’ available via GOV.UK.

HMRC does not record how many people have made partial contributions between 2006 and 2018. Since the enhanced online Check your State Pension forecast service launched on 29 April 2024, it has enabled 60,000 people to top up £62 million.