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International Pension Centre: Standards

Asked by Freddie van MierloLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 3 December 2025UIN 94513

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of the time taken to process applications to purchase voluntary National Insurance contributions through the International Pensions Centre before

Answered by Torsten Bell

The Department continually monitors processing times, including allocating additional resources and streamlining processes where possible and working collaboratively with HMRC.

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