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Tell us about you

This takes a few minutes. You can go back and change any answer.

Please choose your title.

Please enter your legal first name.

Please enter your current surname.

This helps HMRC find your old records.

Please choose your marital status.

Date of birthFor example, 14 3 1952

Please enter your date of birth, for example 14 03 1952.

Please enter your email address, for example name@example.com.

Please enter a UK phone number, for example 07700 900123.

Please check your date of birth

You told us . Is that right?

Thank you for checking

From the date of birth you've given, we can't help at the moment because you haven't reached State Pension age yet.

Missing HRP can still affect your pension later. You can check your National Insurance record for free on GOV.UK, and apply to HMRC directly if years are missing.

Check your NI record on GOV.UKRead how HRP works

Were you paid Child Benefit between 1978 and 2010?

Before 1977 it was called Family Allowance. Count any child you claimed for, even for part of that time.

Child Benefit between 1978 and 2010

Please choose an answer to continue.

There may still be something to check

Without Child Benefit, missing HRP is less likely. But caring for someone, being widowed, married or divorced, or being over 80 can all affect your State Pension.

The easiest next step is a short call so we can ask the right questions.

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Do you get Pension Credit?

An increase in your State Pension can change Pension Credit, so we need to know.

Pension Credit

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Thank you. A review could be worthwhile.

From your answers so far, it's worth looking at your record. We'll need your National Insurance number to do that.

It's on a payslip, P60 or letter from HMRC or DWP. For example, AB 12 34 56 C.

That doesn't look like a National Insurance number. It should be 2 letters, 6 numbers and 1 letter, like AB 12 34 56 C.

Your address

HMRC uses your address history to find your records.

Please enter the first line of your address.

Please enter your town or city.

Please enter a valid UK postcode.

Have you lived here for more than 4 years?

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You're almost done. Tell us about your children.

These details let HMRC match your Child Benefit to your record.

Please choose how many children you claimed Child Benefit for.

Please choose a year.

The year you stopped can't be before the year you started.

Do all your children have the same father?

Please choose an answer to continue.

Were you paid Child Benefit for all of them from birth until they turned 16?

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Check your answers and sign

Look over your answers. Use Change to fix anything.

Before you sign. Penmores is an independent company, not part of HMRC or DWP. You can apply to HMRC yourself for free. If we take your case on, our fee is 36% (including VAT) of any back payment you receive, and nothing if nothing is paid. You can cancel within 14 days.
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One of our team will call you within one working day to go through your details and explain what happens next. Nothing happens without your say so, and you can cancel within 14 days at no cost.

Remember, Penmores is independent of HMRC and DWP, and you can apply to HMRC yourself for free.