The credits are designed to help people below state pension age build up their state pension rights

The credits are designed to help people below state pension age build up their state pension rights and can plug national insurance gaps.

There is no minimum hours requirement, so long as the parent confirms care was provided and doesn't need the credit to fill a gap in their own state pension record.

Some 160,000 successful claims for annual credits were made between 2016 and 2025 by grandparents or other family members.

The credits are designed to help people below state pension age build up their state pension rights

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