free childcare over the phone or by video call can apply for National Insurance(NI) credits to be added to their State Pension.
NI credits were introduced in April 2011 and you may be entitled to receive these if you are a grandparent, or other family member, who cares for a child under 12 - usually while their parent, or main carer, is working, even from home.
Since March 2020, normal caring arrangements have been affected by coronavirus, but if you have provided care in a different way, for example over the phone, by video call, or socially distanced contact, you can still apply for NI credits for the financial years 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021.
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