State pensioners who cared for children in 1980s could be owed £35,500 after payout

NewsCost Of LivingDWPHMRC identified 12,379 State Pension underpayments16:07, 31 Aug 2026State pensioners who cared for children in 1980s could be owed £35,500 after payoutState pensioners could be owed £8,000 after a historic childcare error. State p ensioners who spent years bringing up children or caring for sick relatives are being urged to check their National Insurance records after an error involving an old scheme known as Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP).‌HMRC identified 12,379 State Pension underpayments and paid out around £104million in arrears. The average payment was £8,377 - meaning some pensioners could be in line for a substantial windfall if their records are corrected.‌One woman featured by BBC Morning Live had spent 13 years at home caring for her child in the 1980