Apply for Home Responsibilities Protection

If you’re a parent or carer, you should check if you can apply for National Insurance credits using form CF411A.

If you’re a foster or kinship carer

You need to send a copy of an up-to-date letter of confirmation from the local authority or fostering agency with your application.

If you’re a carer for a sick or disabled person

You need to send evidence with your application, showing the allowance or benefits the person you cared for was paid during the period you were caring for them.

The evidence must show that the allowance or benefit was paid to cover at least 48 weeks of each year that you’re claiming Home Responsibilities Protection.

Apply online

You need a Government Gateway user ID and password. If you do not have a user ID, you can create one when you apply.

If you’re submitting a letter of confirmation or supporting evidence, the attachment should be no more than 5MB in PDF or JPEG format.

You will get a reference number that you can use to track the progress of your form.

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Apply byusing post

Before you start

You will need:

• the taxpostal years you were entitled to HRP
• the dates you were entitled to HRP
• your Child Benefit number, or the Child Benefit number of the parent that claimed it, and their National Insurance number if you know it
• the children’s National Insurance numbers if you know them
• any dates that you lived outside the UK during the period you’re applying for

1. You need to open and complete this form online. As you cannot save your progress, you should get all your information together before you start.

2. Fill in postal form CF411.

3. Print and post it with any evidence, using the postal address shown on the form.

If the form does not open, contact the Online services helpdesks for more help.

Get help with submitting your application

You can use these notes to help you compete your application for Home Responsibilities Protection using form CF411.

Notes to help you apply for Home Responsibilities Protection

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