Anyone able to help me understand how many eligible years I have of NI contributions?

[likelysuspect]

On the NI contribution page I have 34 years not including this year, so by April that will be 35 years

That seems to be the eligibility for a full state pension (as it currently stands)

But it is also telling me that I contracted out of state pension payments at some point in the past but doesnt say when or how and doesnt indicate if this has affected my eligibility

Im looking at all this at the moment to see if it is feasible to not work for a period of time but am worried about NI contributions.

It should say under the headline amount something like either
'You cannot improve your forecast any more' or
'You need to have another x number of years to achieve this forecast amount'

Yes as I said upthread it tells me I cant increase the forecast any more so Im hopeful to assume Ive paid in the full whack.

Exam invigilating typically isn't sufficient to pay NI if that's your aim.

35 years NI is the requirement only for those who started work after 2016. Before that we all have a personal calculation and different number of years needed, hence it doesn't state the number of years NI you have paid because it's meaningless.

I have 36 years but was contracted out and still need to complete 3 more for a full SP.

The only way to know if you started before 2016 is logging on to your personal account on gov. UK. Pleas