Hi. Many years ago I contracted out of the govenments pension scheme. I was about 21 at the time. I cannot remember who I contracted out with, and the person that did the paperwork is now dead. How do i find this information and where do I stand with my state pension. Thanks in advance
You can apply online for a state pension forecast. But if you are a way from retirement I'd take it with a pinch of salt as the goalposts keep being moved, and also things will change with the new universal pension (which those contracted out may find they don't get in full)
If it was a company pension you would only have been contracted out for that time in that company/ scheme.
If it was a private pension, i'm not sure
This is not very clear, did you contract out of SERPS (as it was called 21 years ago) or did you work for a public service and decide to leave their pension scheme. If it was SERPS you will have paid less national insurance over the years as you would receive a Company Pension and basic state pension.
Serps was in addition to the basic state pension so contracting out won't currently affect the basic state pension you get- but the situation will be less lear if you retire afte rteh new universal pension comes in.
When do you reach state pension age?
There's no harm in getting a state pension forecast to put your mind at rest
I thought at the time that you couldnt contract out of S2P without being in a personal pension. Also I thought the whole of the NHS contracted out of S2P, so if you have done it it neednt be a disaster.
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