Get Hrp Qualifying Years

The concept of a Household Reference Person (HRP) was introduced in the 2001 Census (in common with other government surveys in 2001/2) to replace the traditional concept of the 'head of the household'.

A 'qualifying year' is a tax year (April to April) during which you have paid, or have been credited with enough, National Insurance Contributions (NICs) to make that year qualify towards your Basic State Pension.

Most people got HRP automatically if they were: getting Child Benefit in their name for a child under the age of 16 and they had given the Child Benefit Office their National Insurance number. getting Income Support and they did not need to register for work because they were caring for someone who was sick or disabled.

Signing in to the 'Check your National Insurance record' service activates your personal tax account. You can use this to check your HMRC records and manage your other details.

Any HRP you had before 6 April 2010 have been converted into National Insurance credits (up to a maximum of 22 years). You must have reached State Pension age on or after 6 April 2010 for these credits to go towards your State Pension.

You'll usually need at least 10 qualifying years on your National Insurance record to get any State Pension. You'll need 35 qualifying years to get the full new State Pension. You'll get a proportion of the new State Pension if you have between 10 and 35 qualifying years.

The simplest way to check if you are receiving HRP / NI credits is to look at your NI record. You can do this either on the 'check state pension' website or via the HMRC National Insurance record website. You can also ring the National Insurance Contribution helpline. 0800 731 0469.

To claim HRP , fill in form CF411. You can fill in this form to transfer HRP from someone else. You can also contact the HMRC National Insurance helpline for an application form.