Qualifying Year / Class 2 NIC

[Louise2011]

A self-employed person has to have 30 qualifying years to qualify for the state pension.

For a self-employed person, does a year in which they made full Class 2 NIC count as a ''qualifying year'?

That is, even if they had a very small income that year, or even made a loss? Does the fact that they still paid NIC Class 2, and didn't apply for an exemption, mean this would still be a qualifying year?

Thank you

[pawncob]

Yes.

[Louise2011]

Thanks very much pawncob

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