12 months re-application

I worked for 24 as a teacher, and 12 years
on ib and esa, so i could reapply.i have enough ni contributions therefore.

sfros46 wrote:

Would it be possible for a person who has used up the 12month time limited ESA to buy NI Contributions to enable them to claim ESA again.

I seem to recall having a letter a few years ago telling me I had a shortfall in NI contributions and that I could top them up myself. As it happens It turned out to be a mistake at their end.

Hi s46,

In short No.

The only way to gain the necessary NI Contributions would be through paid employment.

bro58

Hi All,

This subject has been discussed many times before on the forum, please see these recent threads :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=78936#78936

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?func=vie...id=10&id=78417#78417

bro58

stephano wrote:

I worked for 24 as a teacher, and 12 years
on ib and esa, so i could reapply.i have enough ni contributions therefore.

No S,

The necessary NI Contributions could only be obtained by gaining employment , after the entitlement ceases.

bro58

Hi bro58,

I understand you can only reclaim ESA(CR)after gaining employment, but any ideas as to how long you have to work to build up enough NI contributions to reclaim ????

Radhika.

It doesn't matter how many years worth of NI contributions one has paid if they were not in the qualifying period (which is, I think, one full year before this tax year, or something like that).