National Insurance credits changes – public consultation
Start date 15 October 2010
End date 26 November 2010
This consultation sought views to inform two National Insurance (NI) credits changes we are legislating for by April 2011:
- introducing new NI credits for grandparents and certain other adult family members who provide familial childcare for children under the age of 12, from the 2011/12 tax year; and
- bringing to an end, awards of NI credits for the tax year in which people reach age 16 and the two following tax years – Starting Credits – to have effect from 6 April 2010.
Government response
On 14 November 2011, the Government published its response to this consultation.
The consultation
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