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Closed Take action so that 237,000 eligible carers get state pension 'Carer's Credits'

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The government must do more ensure approximately 237,000 carers receive National Insurance (NI) credits to their state pension. It's estimated that as many as 95% of the 250,000 carers who could get Carer's Credits are not receiving them. They may retire on a lower state pension as a result.

Figures from 2015 showed only 5% of eligible carers were receiving Carer's Credits: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pensions-minister-too-many-carers-missing-out-on-ni-credits

The estimate of only 5% of the estimated 250,000 eligible carers claiming Carer's Credit was provided by DWP from the Family Resources Survey 2014-15, published in June 2016. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/531242/family-resources-survey-2014-15.pdf

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