HMRC is encouraging people who may be missing Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) to check whether they qualify for an additional state pension entitlement, using a free online tool. The guidance is aimed at parents who believe their pension could be affected by time spent caring for children or other eligible responsibilities.
Across the reporting, the emphasis is on avoiding the need to pay claims management companies to submit or advise on HRP-related claims. The outlets note that HMRC’s tool is available to help individuals assess eligibility themselves, and that anyone who thinks they may be eligible should use it rather than paying third parties.
The articles cite an HMRC spokesperson encouraging eligible individuals to use the online checker to confirm whether they are entitled to HRP. While both pieces focus on the same core message—eligibility checks and steering people toward the free HMRC service—they present it with a similar consumer-facing framing about reducing reliance on paid claims services.
