1. Mrs. Slaterasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what steps are taken to notify married women in employment if their National Insurance payments are short of the required number to qualify for benefits.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterMarried women in employment who are paying National Insurance contributions are notified of any deficiency in their contributions after their insurance card has been received at the end of the insurance year.
2. Mrs. Slaterasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what steps are taken to notify married women in employment of the advantages of paying the full National Insurance contributions.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterMarried women in employment are bound to pay the full National Insurance contributions unless they formally elect not to do so. The standard form for making this election is incorporated in a leaflet which explains fully the effects of paying and not paying; this leaflet is issued to all women when they first notify the Ministry of their marriage.