Transferring NI Credits Gained Through Child Benefit To Spouse

My online record shows all my NI contributions are based on my self employment but as child benefit was received in my name for a number of years (ending recently) I presume there are NI credits available for this which my wife (who has zero NI record) could receive. Can someone confirm how this is applied for and whether this can be done back to around 2016? Thanks.

Hi,
If you want to transfer the Child Benefit you need to complete and return form CF411A - Application form for Credits for Parents and Carers (CPC) which you can
complete through your Personal Tax Account (PTA) or you can download this form via this linkApply for National Insurance credits if you’re a parent or carer.
This can be backdated.
Thank you.

Thank you for your reply. There is no mention of child benefit NI credits in my online account, presumably because there are also self employment contributions? For each of the years in question my online account shows: "Full year: You have contributions from Self-employment: 52 weeks" (or 53 weeks) Can I just double-check that it's correct that I should NOT be able to see these child benefit NI credits and also that transferring them to my wife will have no detrimental effect on my own NI record? Thanks.

Just to add to my previous post and questions, in my online tax account, going back over my working life there are National Insurance credits listed for periods of unemployment. This being the case, should I not also be able to see NI credits for child benefit claimed in my name?

Hi
Thank you for your enquiry. Unfortunately it is not possible to confirm whether you have been awarded credits in respect Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP)/ Parents and Carers credits (CPC)  without accessing your National Insurance record. To confirm if you have been awarded HRP/CPC credits you will need to contact the National Insurance enquiries helpline on 0300 200 3500 and speak with one of our advisors. 
A request can be made for HRP/CPC to be transferred to a spouse or partners account if Child Benefit was in their partner's name. Certain conditions need to be met to enable the HRP to be transferred. These are:
•    they reached State Pension age on or after 6 April 2008, or in the case of a bereavement benefit claim their spouse or civil partner died on or after that date
•    the Child Benefit claimant cannot themselves benefit from HRP because their earnings were equal to or above the qualifying earnings factor for that year
•    they were residing with the Child Benefit claimant for the relevant period and they were sharing the care for a child under 16
•    they would have been able to get Child Benefit if their spouse, partner or civil partner had not been awarded it.

 

Hello I am trying to transfer credits from my spouse to myself by completing form CF411A - The form requires the Child Benefit reference number which we can not find anywhere. We have checked our bank statements but unfortunately, it is not mentioned on the statement. We also called HMRC and were told that this number no longer exists and that everything related to child benefits is now listed under her National Insurance number. Our problem is that the system will not accept the CF411A form without the original Child Benefit reference number. Where else can we try and find this reference number?

Hi,
I am sorry that you have not been able to locate your child benefit number.
This would be on correspondence issue by the Child Benefit office.    
You can use the example reference to get past the question of the CHB 12345678AB that is shown on the actual page.
Thank you.

This sounds like a good way around this number problem, but it doesn't seem to work. Without the number, you can't send the form, and you can't print it. What are you supposed to do?

Hi 
As you seem to be having an issue with the tip of typing 12345678AB after the CHB box, please  contact our online service help desk on 0300 200 3600.
They will be able to assist further with the completion of the online form. 
Thank you.