16 Your State Pension statement explained
Why your statement may not give an estimate
of your State Pension
If you do not have 10 qualifying years on your NI contribution record,
your statement will not give you an estimate of your State Pension – it
will only tell you how many qualifying years you currently have.
This is because, under the rules of the new State Pension scheme, to
get a State Pension you normally need to have at least 10 qualifying
years on your NI contribution record at State Pension age. This is called
the minimum qualifying period.
See page 18 for more information on the minimum qualifying period,
and Sarah’s example on page 24.
Important information – if you have lived or worked in the Isle of
Man
If you have previously worked and paid National Insurance
contributions in the Isle of Man, we have worked out the estimate
in your statement based on both your UK and Isle of Man National
Insurance contributions. This is because under the current social
security arrangements between the UK and Isle of Man, only the
country where you live pays the State Pension based on all UK and Isle
of Man National Insurance contributions.
However, the Isle of Man government has decided that they will not be
adopting the new State Pension from 6 April 2016.
The UK and Isle of Man governments will decide the changes
that need to be made to their existing social security
arrangements from 6 April 2016, as a result of the Isle of Man’s
decision not to adopt the new State Pension. The new arrangements
may affect the State Pension you get from the UK and Isle of Man. This
means that the UK State Pension estimate we have given you now in
your statement may change.
If you have previously worked in the Isle of Man and you reach
State Pension age on, or after 6 April 2016 you should get another
statement from October 2016.
For more information about the Isle of Man state pension scheme, and
other benefits available, visit www.gov.im/categories/benefits-and-
financial-support