Retrospectively claiming NI credit for a carer?

jem16

molerat said:

jem16 said:

t5grf said:

My mother is 85 and has a state pension which is roughly 60% of the maximum. She only worked for a few years but did make some voluntary NI payments in the 1990’s both regular and one off to boost the pension.
whe cared for her father and brother both of whom had chronic health conditions for many years but despite advising her to become a carer and claim carers allowance which would have given her NI credits for the period she refused. Is there any way for her to now ask for credits for the period she cared for her family given she has had the state pension now for many years?

No she cannot claim Carer's Allowance for that far back. I believe it's 3 months that you can backdate it.

They are not trying to claim Carer's Allowance but Carers Credit / HRP .  The Carers Credit form states that claims must be in before the end of the following tax year but you can ask for that to be relaxed by giving the reasons why you did not apply earlier.  One stumbling block that has been hit on another thread is the care recipient's NI number.

Applying for retrospective HRP seems the more likely route rather than Carer’s Credits. I wonder if the NI number could be found if there’s the possibility of getting hold of a bank statement of the deceased? Might be too long ago though.