Can I pay husbands stamp?

[NCjune20]

I'm currently SAHP while DH works full time. I was planning on going back to uni in september to study my masters in my field to ease going back into workforce but I have since been offered a fantastic job opportunity with a high wage (only applied for the interview experience - it's a position I would have been working towards after my masters).

Just had DC3. The deal with my DH was if we had 3rd baby, we would swap roles and he would be the SAHP. While I've been at home, DHs wages were lower than the child benefit threshold so this protected my stamp. However if I take this new position my earnings will be over the threshold so DH wont have the same protection. Is there a way to pay the equivalent of his NI (or whatever contribution it is) to protect his stamp?

(So as to not drip feed, our DD2 has additional needs that can only be facilitated by a SAHP )

He can still register for child benefit to get the NI contribution but elect not to receive it due to your income.

I have no idea if what chasingsquirels says is correct but either way you can definitely make voluntary contributions if you don't have enough qualifying years of NI. You can register and log in to Gov Gateway online to check your qualifying years

Thank you both!

Isn’t it the case that the primary carer (and claimant of child benefit) can gain those “stamps” by claiming child benefit even if they repay it due to their partner earning over the threshold?

Register for child benifit, and choose not to receive it. He will get the NI credit, so long as the child benifit is in his name.

www.gov.uk/child-benefit-tax-charge

The child benefit entitlement will have to be transferred to his name though.

Yes he should register for child benefit and opt out of payment and then he gets NI credits until your youngest child is 12

Depending on your earnings you can either choose to pay a High Income Child benefit charge, this means you receive the benefit and pay back certain amount via tax. Or if you opted out you husband should be able to pay voluntary NI. I did this few years ago and it was not a great deal of money.

www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions

You don't need to actually get the money to get NI credits. If he claims child benefit and opts out of payment he still gets NI credits

Brilliant, thank you everyone!