{"id":1175,"date":"2025-05-31T11:20:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T11:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharosstory.com\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2025-06-02T10:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T10:03:37","slug":"heres-how-you-can-find-out-if-youre-owed-money-from-your-state-pension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharosstory.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/heres-how-you-can-find-out-if-youre-owed-money-from-your-state-pension\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how you can find out if you\u2019re owed money from your state pension"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/pharosstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_253777790-9ac7.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23294387\" alt=\"A retired senior woman in her 70s reads information about state pension. She is sitting in a room at home with the garden defocused outside. Focus on the leaflet with the woman slightly defocused in the background.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Most of the people impacted by this are women (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"metro-article-audio-player\" data-vars-type=\"article-audio-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-article-audio-player-play-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"metro-article-audio-player-play-button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<title>Listen to article<\/title>\t\t\t\t\t<span>Listen to article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-container\"><img class=\"sponsor-image\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/metro\/includes\/site-blocks\/article-audio\/assets\/powered-by.png\" alt=\"Powered by\" data-rewritten=\"false\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"audio-controls hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t<audio class=\"audio-element\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/State-Pension-88b5.mp3\" controls id=\"audio-683d76f5da7a6\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tYour browser does not support the audio element.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/audio>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thousands of people could have missed out on payments towards their state <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/pensions-and-investments\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">pension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Parents and carers who took time off <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/work\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">work<\/a> to look after children before 2010 may not have received all of the state pension payments they were owed.<\/p>\n<p>This is due to gaps in their National Insurance records &#8211; and only about 12,300 people have received their back payments.<\/p>\n<p>The gap in payments has been linked to Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) &#8211; <strong>Metro<\/strong> explains what that is and how to find out if you&#8217;re due some cash.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Home Responsibilities Protection?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>HRP was designed to help parents and carers build up their state pensions while out of work to look after children or disabled adults.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/pharosstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_253777791-69cd.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23294386\" alt=\"sorting the bills\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Those affected are being sent letters &#8211; but you can also check your eligibility online (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The scheme was in place between 1978 and 2010.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player \" data-track-module=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/schema.org&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;VideoObject&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Metro.co.uk&#8221;,&#8221;duration&#8221;:&#8221;T30S&#8221;,&#8221;thumbnailUrl&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/19\/16\/98535393-0-image-a-3_1747669105214.jpg&#8221;,&#8221;uploadDate&#8221;:&#8221;2025-05-19T16:09:35+0100&#8243;,&#8221;description&#8221;:&#8221;Deadlines move fast. 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didn&#8217;t include a NI number.<\/p>\n<p>This means some people may now be receiving a smaller state pension than they should &#8211; and the impact is mainly being felt by women.<\/p>\n<p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working together to try and fix the problem.<\/p>\n<p>They are identifying people affected by missing HRP credits and updating their National Insurance records, so their state pension can be recalculated.<\/p>\n<p>In its 2024 annual report, the DWP estimated about 194,000 could be affected by the HRP error.<\/p>\n<p>It set aside \u00a31.15billion to try and fix the problem.<\/p>\n<p>As of March 31 of this year, a total of 12,379 people have been repaid an average of \u00a38,377.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why haven\u2019t eligible people claimed back their cash?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pharosstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_253777888-20fb.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23294385\" alt=\"checking their finances online\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>You could be owed thousands (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Letters have been sent out to people who are already over the state pension age, while HMRC continues to contact others who might be eligible.<\/p>\n<p>The government thinks it could take until 2027-8 to fully reimburse everyone who is owed money. <\/p>\n<p>Very few people who have received a letter about the error have gone on to make claims &#8211; and the government found many of those didn&#8217;t understand the letters or recognise the term HRP.<\/p>\n<p>Others were worried the letter could be a scam, and some found the online process of claiming difficult to navigate.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you check if you\u2019re eligible?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are plenty of eligible people who simply assumed they would not be eligible for the cash.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure, you should use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/home-responsibilities-protection-hrp\">the gov.uk online checker<\/a> to find out.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to have received a letter to check your record.<\/p>\n<p>If you are eligible, HMRC will update your record and the DWP will recalculate how much state pension you are entitled to.<\/p>\n<p>Those already over state pension age and unable to apply online should call the National Insurance helpline on 0300 200 3500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news 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