The government is to
write to more than 100,000 people who are set to receive no state retirement
pension because they haven't made enough National Insurance contributions.
A new rule imposed in
April laid down that people needed at least 10 years of contributions in order
to start qualifying.
MPs on the Work and
Pensions Select Committee had complained that many would have been unaware of
the change.
The Department for
Work and Pensions has decided to write to those most at risk "as a one-off
exercise" before the end of the year.
It will target
individuals within 9 years of state pension age whose records suggest they will
have fewer than 10 qualifying years of contributions by the time they retire.
The 10 year rule was
introduced alongside the New Station Pension, paid at a flat rate of £155.65 to
those with a full 35 years of contributions.
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