The Treasury has been sending out letters to hundreds of thousands of older women this year
A significant number of women could be in line for State Pension back payments. This year, HM Revenue and Customs may notify hundreds of thousands of older women about potential gaps in their National Insurance record due to missing periods of Home Responsibilities Protection .
HMRC is using NI records to identify as many people as possible who might have been entitled to HRP between 1978 and 2010 and have no HRP on their NI record. From May 2000, it became compulsory to include a National Insurance number on claims. This means that those who claimed after this date will not have been affected.
The online HRP tool can still be used to apply for HRP, for full tax years between 1978 and 2010, if any of the following were true:HRP eligibility The guidance on GOV. UK explains that most people got HRP automatically if they were: If you were caring for a sick or disabled person, you can only claim HRP for the years you spent caring for someone with a long-term illness or disability between April 6, 1978 and April 5, 2002. The person you cared for must have been receiving one of the specified benefits for at least 48 weeks of each tax year on or after April 6, 1988 or every week of each tax year before April 6, 1988.
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