UK - The Government has reneged on a promise to grant equal pension rights to working mothers with National Insurance contribution gaps, by allowing them to purchase up to nine years worth of 'top-up' contributions.
In the summer, a motion to allow 'top-up' contributions was passed in the House of Lords by 179 votes to 86, for the benefit of women who were not eligible for a full state pension because of gaps ...
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