Paying Missing National Insurance Contributions

BlueLily wrote: Hello,

I'm on income related ESA because I didn't pay enough National Insurance during the two years before my claim started. I have the opportunity to pay these two years but I wondered how my claim might be affected if I do?

I know it'll mean I'll be eligible for contributions based ESA but will that just come into play when I'm reassessed or will my entire ESA history be looked at? If it is, will I be worse off?

I'd like to pay it to add two years to my pension credit but I'm very concerned it might cause more trouble than I can cope with or indeed afford.

Thank you

BlueLily wrote: So far I've received two letters from them on the same day, one saying they'd considered all the evidence and decided I still need to go to an assessment center and would send a new date and, one saying they're contacting my doctor for more information and would let me know whether or not I needed an assessment at all, so it's clear as mud and I haven't heard anything in the two weeks since.