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DWP State Pension warning as parents urged to check for £8,377 HMRC payout
HMRC says around 210,000 people may be affected, and official figures show the average repayment is £8,377.
- Parents who claimed Child Benefit between 1978 and 2010 could be owed an average of £8,377 in State Pension back payments after historic HMRC errors left some receiving less than entitled.
- The Home Responsibilities Protection scheme ran from April 6, 1978, until April 5, 2010, designed to protect State Pension rights when parents reduced work hours for childcare; missing National Insurance numbers before 2000 caused the record gaps.
- Government estimates suggest around 210,000 people may have been affected, while HMRC has already sent more than 370,000 letters to potentially eligible individuals seeking responses.
- Elaine Walker, Director of AskRose, said "too many of our clients have sadly passed away before being able to claim the money they were owed," highlighting delays' human cost.
- Individuals should check eligibility using the free online tool on GOV.UK, as the government is no longer contacting people directly; processing claims typically takes four to six months.
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Martin Lewis warns 210,000 state pensioners could be owed back payments worth £8,377 on average
Around 210,000 people across Britain could be owed thousands in state pension arrears because of historic HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) errors involving the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme.The scheme, which operated between 1978 and 2010, was designed to protect the state pension entitlement of people who reduced their working hours or stopped working to raise children or care for disabled or chronically ill relatives.HMRC figures show t…
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Cornwall LiveMums who had children from 1978-2010 'could be owed £8,377'
Pension experts say people who had children in a 32-year period and reduced work may have missed out
·Liverpool, United Kingdom
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