From: "Li@m" 
Newsgroups: uk.legal uk.finance uk.gov.social-security
Subject: Re: Unpaid NI contributions
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:31:51 -0000


"Daytona"  wrote in message
news:b2i6301ak9s6nejm5ftcfd9qqr36e48unh@4ax.com...
> uk.gov.social-security added - had you tried searching there ?
>
> On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 11:04:44 -0000, "Johnny"  wrote:
>
> >Sorry, I'm sure this has come up before, but I couldn't find anything in
> >Google.
> >
> >After a short spell unemployed (actually the past few months has been
> >on/off/on/off etc due to temp work), the Job Centre now say that I can't
> >claim as I haven't paid enough Class 1 National Insurance Contributions.
I
> >have been in full time employment from 1991 until a few months ago.  In
the
> >last 18months though I have worked for 2 companies - both went bust.
Both
> >companies ended up owing a LOT of money to the Inland Revenue for unpaid
> >employees taxes, so I'm fairly sure unpaid NI too.
> >
> >I've yet to contact the Inland Revenue about this, but just thought I'd
ask
> >here what the likely solution is - I was told that I *may* have to pay up
> >myself :(
> >I have every single payslip showing that NI and tax etc has been deducted
> >from my wages.

Very tricky, I have not seen this before, I have seen plenty of times where
people have been entitled but the correct NI information is not on the
system but obviously from what you are saying not even the IR know about
what you have paid. You must have very bad luck to have 2 companies do this
to you? If you can produce P60's this can be used instead, if not you need
to speak to the JSA Processing team, not someone who works on the front in
the Jobcentre as they know nothing about this. What was your date of claim?
If it was before the first Sunday in Jan (the 'benefit' year) they will be
using tax years 01/02, if after 02/03.