People thinking of topping up their National Insurance (NI) contributions to increase their state pension may want to act now ahead of a final deadline.

You can currently pay voluntary NI contributions over an extended period, as far back as the 2006/2007 tax year rather than only up to six years ago.

The deadline to top up over this longer period has previously been pushed back to give people more time, with the deadline now set for the end of this tax year, in April 2025.

As there has…