A former DWP employee explains who will benefit from a State Pension pay boost and who might end up losing out.
Thousands of women could be due a letter from HM Revenue and Customs over the next few months letting them know their National Insurance record may contain missing periods of Home Responsibilities Protection which in turn has affected the level of Basic or New State Pension they are entitled to.
Married women and civil partnerships She explained: “Any arrears of State Pension as a result of missing HRP years from people's NI accounts, will need to be offset against State Pension paid and this includes the Category BL award.” “When a woman's husband reached age 65 and claimed his State Pension, then any Basic State Pension she had would be increased to the 60 per cent rate using her husband's NI contributions, if her own State Pension on her own contributions was less than this 60 per cent.”
Women on the New State Pension Women who reached State Pension age after April 2016 where any State Pension is based on their own NI record only, and this 60 per cent Cat BL increase does not apply, will benefit from all arrears due to missing HRP years.
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