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State Retirement Pensions: East of England

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 11 June 2025UIN 57006

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of stay-at-home mothers in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) the East of England who claimed Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000 and may have missed out on receiving a full State Pension due to missing Home Responsibilities Protection or National Insurance credits.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The Department estimates in total there are around 210,000 people with State Pension underpayments due to missing Home Responsibilities Protection on their National Insurance record DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 (HTML) - GOV.UK.

Geographical breakdowns are not available.

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