US EditionHMRC Sending Letters to People Who Had Children Between 1978 and 2010 Who May Be 'Owed £5,000' - Liverpool Echo
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, MAY 18 – HM Revenue and Customs is contacting 370,000 women affected by missing Home Responsibilities Protection credits worth an average of £7,859 each due to historic recording errors.
- In 2024, HMRC will send letters to about 370,000 individuals who became parents during the period from 1978 to 2010 and might be eligible for unclaimed Home Responsibilities Protection credits.
- This follows an identified oversight where HRP entitlement, designed to reduce qualifying years for the full state pension, was not properly recorded or transferred on National Insurance records.
- The problem primarily impacts women who were not employed outside the home and received Child Benefit prior to May 2000, as well as caregivers, with over 5,300 instances of underpayment identified from January to September 2024 amounting to £42 million.
- Affected individuals may be owed an average of £7,859, while HMRC prioritizes those already of pensionable age and urges checking NI records to claim using form CF411 if eligible.
- The correction campaign by HMRC and DWP aims to ensure people receive the pension they deserve, noting that about 43,000 affected individuals have passed away but their families can still claim.
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HMRC pensions scandal sees thousands of women owed over £7,000
Thousands of women across the UK are owed compensation averaging £7,859 from HMRC. It is due to a historic error that has left many without the state pension they rightfully earned. This issue predominantly affects stay-at-home mothers who claimed Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000, under the long-gone Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) scheme. HMRC: historic errors costing women thousands now The HRP was initially established to help indiv…
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