Pensions

House of Lords written question – answered at on 1 November 2010.

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Photo of Lord Taylor of Warwick Lord Taylor of Warwick Non-affiliated

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have regarding the pension system for carer grandparents.

Photo of Lord Freud Lord Freud The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

We are proposing to introduce new national insurance credits for grandparents and certain other adult family members who provide childcare for children under the age of 12, from the 2011-12 tax year. This is in recognition of the help with childcare that grandparents and family members provide.

On 15 October 2010, we launched a six-week consultation on this proposal and other changes to the national insurance credits arrangements.

The information about the consultation is available at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/ni-credits-changes- consultation.pdf.

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