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Written question asked by Alex Mayer (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 June 2025. It was answered by Torsten Bell (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


State Retirement Pensions: East of England

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of stay-at-home mothers in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) the East of England who claimed Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000 and may have missed out on receiving a full State Pension due to missing Home Responsibilities Protection or National Insurance credits.

Answer

The Department estimates in total there are around 210,000 people with State Pension underpayments due to missing Home Responsibilities Protection on their National Insurance record DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 (HTML) - GOV.UK.

Geographical breakdowns are not available.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
57006
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Child benefit Mothers State retirement pensions East of England
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk