Moms who had kids from 1978 to 2010 might get £8,377 back

Experts say people who raised kids between 1978 and 2010 might get £8,377 back. Many women who took care of kids or sick family members did not get the right pension protection.

If you took time off work to care for kids or someone who is sick between 1978 and 2010, you might be owed money. The government made mistakes with pension records, so many women did not get the protection they needed.

The government cannot find all the people who are owed money, so they are asking people to check their own records. The average payout is £8,377.

The government sent letters to over 370,000 people who might be owed money.

The government says Home Responsibilities Protection was a scheme to help people who took care of others get their full pension.

The government found out that many people did not get the protection they needed because their records were not correct. They think around 210,000 people might be affected.

The government is working to fix the problem as quickly as possible. They started contacting people in September 2023.

The government is asking people to check if they are eligible for the protection. They can use a tool on the government website to find out.

People can learn more about the protection and check if they are eligible on the government website. They can also check their pension forecast online.

A finance expert says people who took time off work to care for kids or someone who is sick might be owed thousands of pounds. They need to check their records to see if they are eligible.

The expert says one woman got £31,000 back from the government. Many people are owed money because of mistakes with their pension records.

To be eligible, people must have been getting their state pension for at least a year. Simply raising kids is not enough to qualify.

The protection was for people who stopped working or reduced their hours to care for others. If their records are correct, they will not be eligible.

The government's campaign to contact affected people had a low response rate. Some people have died before they could claim the money they were owed.

The director of a pension company says many of their clients have died before they could claim their money. They were left without a fair pension for many years.

You might qualify if you took time off work to care for kids or someone who is sick.

It usually takes four to six months to process a claim after it is submitted to the government.

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