Sinead O'Connor. The Irish-born musician, who became an international star in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s «Nothing Compares 2 U,» died at the age of 56. No cause of death has yet been reported.
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is set to send out letters to thousands, informing them they may be owed additional money.
The people being written to, many of which will be older women, will be asked if they have information missing from their national insurance (NI) records which could have a direct effect on their state pension. One of the things missing from their records could be home responsibilities protection (HRP).
HRP was set up to help protect parents' and carers' entitlement to state pension - it was replaced by NI credits from April 6, 2010. HMRC will contact those affected throughout the following autumn with those over state pension age being contacted first.
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Meanwhile, the Department for Work released an annual report and accounts which estimated there are “around 187,000 cases who may have an underpayment of state pension and for whom we expect to correct”. However, 43,000 of those are thought to have died, according to DWP documents.
If someone claimed child benefit before May 2000 and did not provide their NI number on the claim, their NI record may not show the correct number of qualifying years of HRP, which could affect their state pension entitlement. According to the government, women in their 60s and 70s are most likely to be affected.
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HMRC is using NI records to identify as many people as possible who could have been entitled to HRP between 1978 and 2010 who don't have it on their record. Sir Steve Webb, a former pensions minister who is now a partner at LCP (Lane Clark & Peacock) said: “Missing out on protection for time at
Sinead O'Connor. The Irish-born musician, who became an international star in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s «Nothing Compares 2 U,» died at the age of 56. No cause of death has yet been reported.
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