Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, what steps he has taken to investigate and correct issues with Home Responsibilities Protection not being recorded on National Insurance Records; how many people are impacted by these issues; and when he next plans to update the House on this matter.

Work continues across DWP and HMRC on the analysis of the historic Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) issue. This work has been to understand more about the scale, the root cause, and options to correct historical errors relating to HRP for customers who claimed Child Benefit. The analysis is complex, involving using National Insurance records to identify customers who may have been eligible for Child Benefit and may be impacted.

The complexity means that the investigation work is continuing. We expect that the impact on State Pension payments will be quantified and the next steps for correction activity will be set out during the first half of 2023.