National Insurance Credits

(asked on 27th June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to publicise eligibility for Specified Adult Childcare Credits to (a) grandparents and (b) other family members who care for a child under 12 when the (a) parent or (b) main carer is at work.


Answered by
Guy Opperman Portrait
Guy Opperman
This question was answered on 4th July 2018

Since Specified Adult Childcare credits were introduced by the Coalition Government on 6 April 2011, HMRC management information shows more than 19,000 people providing childcare to a related child have benefitted from a transferred child benefit credit.

A communications campaign to raise awareness began when the credits were introduced. The Department also provided information to stakeholder organisations to encourage wider awareness raising. Gov.uk contains full details of Specified Adult Childcare credits and how to apply for them. This information is signposted to individuals when they request a State Pension forecast at the Check your State Pension service, https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension. Since February 2016 over 9 million visits have been made to this service.

These credits can be backdated until 6 April 2011 and the Government encourages everyone who is eligible to apply.

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