National Insurance

What National Insurance is for

National Insurance contributions count towards the benefits and pensions in the table.

Benefit	Class 1: employees	Class 2: self-employed	Class 3: voluntary contributions
Basic State Pension	Yes	Yes	Yes
Additional State Pension	Yes	No	No
New State Pension	Yes	Yes	Yes
Contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance	Yes	No	No
Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance	Yes	Yes	No
Maternity Allowance	Yes	Yes	No
Bereavement Support Payment	Yes	Yes	No

Class 4 contributions paid by self-employed people with a profit over £8,632 do not usually count towards state benefits.

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