- Forums
- Other topics
- Finance & property
- Grandparents who help with childcare at risk of missing out on full state pension – act NOW to protect it
is that right, for the full 12 years if she/he continues not to 'work outside the home'?expressman33 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07 2019 2:20pmA parent (usually the mother, though it can be the father) who gets child benefit for a child under 12 automatically gets NI credits towards their state pension.
yes https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit/what-youll-getplanteria wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07 2019 10:05pmis that right, for the full 12 years if she/he continues not to 'work outside the home'?expressman33 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 07 2019 2:20pmA parent (usually the mother, though it can be the father) who gets child benefit for a child under 12 automatically gets NI credits towards their state pension.
and if there were, say, 3 children, and she/he therefore had an under 12 for 17 years, would she/he receive 17 years of NI credits?
it's never really occurred to me before, but i ought to know .
This used to be for a child up to the age of 16 , or 18 if the child was still in educationIf your child is under 12 and you’re not working or do not earn enough to pay National Insurance contributions, Child Benefit can give you National Insurance credits.
These credits count towards your State Pension, so you do not have gaps in your National Insurance record.
yes , you can also check your pension statement by filling in form BR19 https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... -statement
no grandparents involved here.. we're not that lucky. just my other half - good to know that she'll be building up NI credits.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 108 guests