HMRC and the DWP have published a policy paper entitled: “Home Responsibilities Protection: correction of National Insurance records and State Pension entitlement”, revealing that some people may have Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) missing from their National Insurance (NI) records, which could affect their state pension.
The policy paper states: “If someone claimed Child Benefit before May 2000 and did not provide their NI Number on the claim, their NI record may not show the correct number of qualifying years of HRP. This may affect their state pension entitlement.
Women in their 60s and 70s are most likely to be affected.”
HMRC will start contacting people who may have been affected from Autumn 2023. This will happen in phases, with those over state pension age being contacted first.
HMRC and the DWP will correct the NI records and update state pension entitlement.