Carer's Credits which could help boost their State Pension. The findings were released by the wealth management firm following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request which discovered that some 5,209 people claimed Carer's Credit in 2020 - down by around 20 per cent from 6,489 claims recorded in 2019.
Carer's Credit allows a person to take on caring responsibilities and counts towards their State Pension entitlement by helping to fill gaps in their National Insurance records.
Quilter said the number fell despite some recent evidence suggesting that many more people became unpaid carers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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