"I am 50 should, I make Class 3 contributions to UK pension?"

Thanks for that info @Giggs11. There is definitely conflicting information being given out by the Admins. The last post is certainly more hopeful that the juvenile credits will remain on the record of anyone to whom they have been allocated before 2010. Do let us know if you get any reply to your specific question on the forum.
 
If they are your only NI years then I doubt you would qualify for the buy back at all. However if you have 3 paid years in addition to the 3 credited years you should qualify for class 2 (if you meet the other criteria of working in the UK before you left and in another EU country shortly after you arrived). Here's hoping!
 
I have juvenile credits plus some small NI contributions I made while working as a student. I then worked in Ireland since and sent proof, requesting Class 2. Was told I am class as not enough proper contributions made. Still a great deal though
 
Anyone know if Juvenile credits alone considered accepted for pension consieration? I also worked in the Channel Islands and Ireland for a number of years.
 
I was surprised to see I had 6 years of contributions when I logged into the gateway. I was born in the late 70s in Northern Ireland, worked there for 3 years, and then moved south. They have me classified me as Class 3, so I’ve submitted a form to see if they can include the free years and adjust my class. Has anyone else been through a similar process?
 
@Threadser
I asked a question on juvenile credits over at HMRC UK Forums. They have finally answered at the bottom of this post

https://community.hmrc.gov.uk/customerforums/ni/95f26221-f52b-ee11-a81c-000d3a8751e3

From this answer, it would seem that all you need to retain the juvenile credits is to have registered for a National Insurance Number before 6 April 2010.
You defo do not need to be resident in UK for your 16th birthday, which is a relief to me and many more. I am sure.

@Scouser These juvenile credits are your 3 free years, you will get to keep them!
 
Pretty much as stated elsewhere but from the explanatory memorandum to the regulations, so the horses mouth;


4.2 Since April 1975, National Insurance contributions have been credited to people for the tax year in which they reach age 16 and the following two tax years to help them satisfy the National Insurance contribution conditions on a claim for basic state pension entitlement and for bereavement benefits (“starting credits”). The policy intention was to ensure that young people staying on in education beyond the minimum school leaving age did not lose future benefit entitlement as a result. There is no requirement for the individual to be in the UK at the relevant age. This was mainly to ensure that young people being educated outside the UK were not penalised.
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7.1 The Government has decided that awards of starting credits should be stopped from 6 April 2010 but existing awards will remain in place. Starting credits are awarded for the tax years in which a person attains the age of 16, 17 and 18, up to the level needed to make it a qualifying year that counts towards entitlement on a claim for basic State Pension and Bereavement Benefits.
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So could these qualify people on their own if they got a NI number before April 6 2010 and were working immediately before leaving the UK I wonder?
 
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