Martin Lewis warns 210,000 state pensioners could be owed back payments worth £8,377 on average
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Martin Lewis warns 210,000 state pensioners could be owed back payments worth £8,377 on average.
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Around 210,000 people across Britain could be owed thousands in state pension arrears because of historic HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) errors involving the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme.The scheme, which operated between 1978 and 2010, was designed to protect the state pension entitlement of people who reduced their working hours or stopped working to raise children or care for disabled or chronically ill relatives.HMRC figures show the average underpayment is £8,377 per person.The issue stems from decades-old administrative errors, with National Insurance records not always being correctly linked to Child Benefit or Family Allowance claims.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The total amount owed in state pension underpayments has now exceeded £800million.Because National Insurance numbers were often missing from Child Benefit applications submitted before 2000, HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been unable to identify every affected individual.The...
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