HMRC has started writing to some 210,000 state pensioners who may be owed back payments.
The letters are going out to those who may be missing Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) on their National Insurance (NI) record, to invite them to apply to fill in the gaps, reports The Daily Record.
The issue affects mostly women, with the DWP contacting those closest to the state pension in their 60s and 70s first.
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Nigel Huddleston, told MPs on February 8: “The main cause of the issue was that NI numbers were not always recorded when customers claimed Child Benefit before 2000.
“The UK Government have estimated that around 210,000 individuals may have been affected by missing periods of Home Responsibilities Protection.
“HMRC and the DWP are working together to correct cases as quickly as possible. HMRC started contacting potentially impacted customers from September 2023, prioritising those above state pension age.
“They aim to identify and contact the majority of individuals who may…
