Most people between 16 and the State pension age (60 for women
and 65 for men) pay contributions into the National Insurance
scheme. These contributions enable individuals to claim National
Insurance benefits such as the State pension.
There is a brief summary of the classes of National Insurance
contributions at NIM00002 in the National Insurance Manual.
These are the benefits in the social security system that depend on the payment of National Insurance contributions, for example the State pension.
These are social security benefits that do not depend on the payment of National Insurance contributions, for example child benefit and invalid care allowance
These are benefits where the amount payable depends on the needs and other income of the claimant. Income support is a means-tested benefit.
