More than 10,000 payments worth £12.5 million have been made through the new digital service to boost people’s State Pension since it launched in April 2024.

People have until April 5, 2025, to make voluntary National Insurance contributions and maximise their State Pension.

HMRC and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are encouraging people to act now and use the ‘Check your State Pension forecast’ tool on GOV.UK to see if they can increase their retirement income.

The service enables people to check if they have gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record, calculate if making a payment would increase their State Pension, and then make a payment if they wish to do so.

After the 5 April 2025 deadline, people........

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