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State Pension boost worth £2,340 for grandparents who looked after grandchildren last year

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Family members who provided free childcare in person, over the phone or by video call over the last year during the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns 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 if that's from home.

When the first lockdown began in March 2020, normal caring arrangements were affected by restrictions imposed across the country, but if you provided care in a different way over the last 18 months - for example over the phone, by video call, or socially distanced

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