5th December 2011, 01:38 PM
Class 1 NI contributions are based on income so if you earn less than a certain amount neither you nor the employer pays anything.
Yes you could have a hole in your NI record. There is no problem about going on the dole if you are on a Zero Hours contract. It may take time to convince a benefits officer you are available for work, but in principle you should be able to note which days you work and which days you don't when you make your fortnightly claim. And of course when you are on the dole you are credited for NI for that period.
Whether it is economically viable to be on the dole and on a ZHC is another matter, particularly with regard to housing benefit and maybe tax credits....if you income from ZHC takes you above the level of dole and cost of your rent etc, good. If it doesn't very very bad!!
Yes you could have a hole in your NI record. There is no problem about going on the dole if you are on a Zero Hours contract. It may take time to convince a benefits officer you are available for work, but in principle you should be able to note which days you work and which days you don't when you make your fortnightly claim. And of course when you are on the dole you are credited for NI for that period.
Whether it is economically viable to be on the dole and on a ZHC is another matter, particularly with regard to housing benefit and maybe tax credits....if you income from ZHC takes you above the level of dole and cost of your rent etc, good. If it doesn't very very bad!!
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