Home responsibilities claim problem

8dayweek

Yamor said:

sheramber said:

8dayweek said:

Did she check her NI record before claiming HRP? 

If she had already claimed Child Benefit for that period, then surely that would be reflected on her NI record?

If she’s got gaps, then are HMRC saying she had Child Benefit but not NI credits associated with it? (Leaving aside the potential Overpayment for now). 

HRP did not give NI credits.

It reduced the number of years needed to be eligible for the full pension.

A full year of HRP knocked one year off the number needed. 

Part years did not count. 

I assume the OPs wife turned pension age after 5th April 2010, in which case any full year of HRP is converted into NI credits.

I’m back to my original confusion then. I was trying to square in my head why you’d apply for NI credits under HRP, when if you’d been receiving ChB then that period would already be covered with an NI credit? I think I get it now though…