http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2009/10/23/state-pension-reform-what-you-should-know-now/ Independent Financial Advice Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:12:43 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/2009/10/23/state-pension-reform-what-you-should-know-now/comment-page-1/#comment-383 alan robinson Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:12:43 +0000 http://www.williamgeorgeifa.co.uk/?p=308#comment-383 So where does this leave people like my wife who started drawing state pension in December 2009 and just found out that she could "buy" 11 years N.I.contributions to increase her state pension from about £ 40 a week to a significantly higher rate. The cost would be about £ 6500 ---- so will it be money down the drain paying for something she would be getting in any case under the new propsals --- she had 10 years N.I contribution a 15 years h. r. p. built up So where does this leave people like my wife who started drawing state pension in December 2009 and just found out that she could “buy” 11 years N.I.contributions to increase her state pension from about £ 40 a week to a significantly higher rate. The cost would be about £ 6500 —- so will it be money down the drain paying for something she would be getting in any case under the new propsals — she had 10 years N.I contribution a 15 years h. r. p. built up

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