Home Responsibilities Protection (historical)
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Home Responsibilities Protection (historical) was a UK social security measure that reduced the impact of time spent out of paid work caring for children or disabled people on an individual’s state pension entitlement.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom social security measure
ⓘ
pension protection measure ⓘ |
| administratedBy |
Department for Work and Pensions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Social Security (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
people reaching State Pension age before the post-2016 new State Pension system
ⓘ
state pension entitlement ⓘ |
| benefits |
additional State Pension
ⓘ
basic State Pension ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedToAddress |
gender inequality in state pension outcomes
ⓘ
pension disadvantage experienced by carers ⓘ |
| effectOnPension |
protected National Insurance record during years of caring
ⓘ
reduced the number of qualifying years needed for a full basic State Pension ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
being out of paid work or on low earnings due to caring
ⓘ
caring for a child under a specified age ⓘ caring for a person receiving certain disability benefits ⓘ |
| endTime | 2010 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-2010 UK State Pension rules ⓘ |
| impact |
increased number of people qualifying for a full basic State Pension
ⓘ
reduced the effect of career breaks for carers on pension entitlement ⓘ |
| introducedBy | UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | modification of National Insurance qualifying years rules ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | UK National Insurance system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mechanism | credited qualifying years for State Pension calculation ⓘ |
| policyArea |
pensions
ⓘ
social security ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect state pension rights of people out of paid work due to caring responsibilities
ⓘ
to reduce the impact of gaps in National Insurance contributions caused by caring ⓘ |
| recordedIn | National Insurance contribution record ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carer’s Allowance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Child Benefit NERFINISHED ⓘ National Insurance credits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | National Insurance credits for parents and carers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1978 ⓘ |
| status |
abolished
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historical scheme ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
people caring for children
ⓘ
people caring for disabled persons ⓘ people with long-term caring responsibilities ⓘ |
| typicalBeneficiaries | women with interrupted employment histories due to childcare ⓘ |
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