HMRC Sending Letters to People Who Had Children Between 1978 and 2010 Who May Be 'Owed £5,000' - Liverpool Echo
- In 2024, HMRC is contacting approximately 370,000 people who became parents during the period from the late 1970s up to 2010 regarding potential compensation related to missing Home Responsibilities Protection credits.
- The problem arises from an HMRC error in which Home Responsibilities Protection years were not properly documented on National Insurance records, mainly impacting women who were at home and received Child Benefit during the period from 1978 to 2000.
- This error means thousands of individuals have underpaid state pension credits, with over 5,300 cases identified between January and September 2024, totaling around £42 million in unpaid amounts.
- On average, affected individuals are owed about £7,859, with families able to claim for the approximately 43,000 deceased, while HMRC prioritizes those above pension age to receive these payouts.
- HMRC and DWP continue a campaign urging eligible people to check their records or apply for missing HRP to ensure they receive the full state pension they deserve without any time limit for claims.
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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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