NI bill amendment hits Commons wall

The House of Lords voted the amendment through last night but the Government says it would have to consider cost implications. The amendment, by Baroness Hollis, would allow people with broken career histories to extend the time in which they can make up to nine years additional national insurance contributions to top up their basic state pension. Stewart Ritchie, director of pensions development, says: "On the face of it this is a welcome amendment that will enable more people with broken work histories, predominantly women, to get a full basic state pension. It would also remove a t...