Top-ups have been permitted, as part of the transition to the flat-rate state pension, which was introduced in 2016.

The deadline for people to plug gaps in their National Insurance record to ensure they get the full state pension has been ...

To qualify for the full state pension, people generally need around 35 years of qualifying National Insurance contributions.

A deadline of April 5 has been set for people to check their national insurance (NI) records and fill in any gaps going back as far as April 2006. | ITV News ...

However, the Government has now said that while the deadline of April 5 has been set for people to check their national ...

Martin Lewis on a 10-minute check that can add £10,000 to your State Pension and it might not cost you a penny.