FOI shows many parents missing out on NI Credits affecting their pensions later

Geoark Online Community Member Posts: 1,469 Championing

November 2019 in Coffee lounge

200,000 families risk missing out as the 'wrong' parent claims child benefit

Around 200,000 families risk one parent missing out on national insurance credits – and potentially losing £1,000s from their future state pension – because the higher earner in the couple claims child benefit, new data shows. Here's how to check if your family is affected, and transfer national insurance credits across if needed.

Source: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2019/11/200-000-families-higher-earner-child-benefit-/

Worth checking to make sure you are not missing out.

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  Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,426 Online Community Programme Lead

  November 2019

  Thanks for this @Geoark.

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