What evidence should I submit to unlock the schedule?

You can submit a contribution correction if you’ve overpaid or underpaid a member’s contribution. You can do this any time after the schedule has been paid. However there is a time limit until when the member record will be available to edit for correction.

Member records within a contribution schedule will be locked after 23 months from the earnings period end date of that schedule, if their record status is:

• Payment received by NEST
• Member corrected
• No contributions due.

In order to get the requested schedule unlocked, you may have to send a statement from an external auditor, an accountant or an equivalent third party. You’ll also have to let us know the name of the member, identification like their National Insurance number or alternate identifier, the schedule reference number and the correction amount for each record.

You’ll need to download and complete the PDF form with required evidence and send it to NEST, Nene Hall, Lynch Wood Business Park, Peterborough, PE2 6FY.