Written question asked by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 27 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 July 2007. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 2 July 2007 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Pensions: Family Credit

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what effect past receipt of family credit has on entitlement to pensions under the state earnings-related pension scheme; by what means information about such receipt is transferred from his Department's computer records to those of HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: A person entitled to family credit between 1995-96 and 2001-02 built up entitlement to the state earnings-related pension (SERPS) based on their family credit award provided they reached or are due to reach state pension age after 5 April 1999.Prior to October 1999 information on family credit awards was transferred to the then Inland Revenue Department electronically or in exceptional cases clerically. Inland Revenue became responsible for administering family credit in October 1999 at which point more automated processes were put in place for the transfer of information between the family credit computer system and the national insurance recording system."Note:""Family credit was replaced by working families' tax credit on 5 October 1999."

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 462 c945W; 147019
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Pensions: Family Credit
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Family credit Pensions State earnings related pension scheme
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