Carer’s Credit
E282249
Carer’s Credit is a UK National Insurance credit that helps people who care for someone for at least 20 hours a week protect their State Pension entitlement without having to make contributions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carer’s Credit canonical | 1 |
| National Insurance credits for caring responsibilities | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Insurance credit
ⓘ
UK social security benefit ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions ⓘ |
| affectsStatePensionAmount | yes ⓘ |
| applicationMethod |
online form
ⓘ
paper form ⓘ |
| appliesTo | carers ⓘ |
| backdatingLimit | up to the start of the tax year in which the claim is made ⓘ |
| benefits |
National Insurance credits
ⓘ
protection of gaps in National Insurance record ⓘ |
| canBeBackdated | yes ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creditedTo | carer’s National Insurance record ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | payment of National Insurance contributions by the carer ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
age between 16 and State Pension age
ⓘ
caring for a person who receives a qualifying disability benefit ⓘ caring for someone for at least 20 hours a week ⓘ not yet reached State Pension age ⓘ resident in the UK ⓘ |
| helpsPrevent | gaps in National Insurance record ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| introducedIn | 2010s ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom | Carer’s Allowance ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialInformation | English ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| linkedSystem |
National Insurance contributions
ⓘ
surface form:
UK National Insurance system
|
| minimumCaringHoursPerWeek | 20 ⓘ |
| paymentType |
credit-only benefit
ⓘ
non-cash benefit ⓘ |
| policyArea |
pensions
ⓘ
social security ⓘ |
| policyObjective |
reduce poverty risk in retirement for carers
ⓘ
support unpaid carers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect State Pension entitlement
ⓘ
to provide National Insurance credits to carers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carer’s Allowance
ⓘ
State Pension ⓘ |
| requiresApplication | yes ⓘ |
| requiresCaredForPersonToReceive | a qualifying disability benefit such as DLA, PIP or Attendance Allowance ⓘ |
| requiresEvidence |
confirmation of caring hours
ⓘ
evidence of the cared-for person’s qualifying benefit ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
informal carers
ⓘ
people with moderate caring responsibilities ⓘ |
| taxable | no ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gov.uk/carers-credit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carer’s Credit Description of subject: Carer’s Credit is a UK National Insurance credit that helps people who care for someone for at least 20 hours a week protect their State Pension entitlement without having to make contributions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Insurance credits for caring responsibilities