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National Insurance Credits for Childcare

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Lincslass Thu 05-Aug-21 21:38:20

Yes I learnt about it after I had claimed my pension. Could also have claimed as a Forces wife when EH was serving overseas with me on an accompanied tour. They keep this very quiet, until of course it’s too late to claim anything.

haddersmum Thu 05-Aug-21 19:03:49

I have just been reading a thread on claiming Pension. It struck me that grans may not know that you can claim NI credits if you provide childcare for a child under 12. It was pure luck that someone told me about this and I was able to claim for some recent years When I
had insufficient credits. You have to claim before you get your pension.
Information on the gov.co..uk site
This is the page which gives information. Hope this is useful to somebody.