Ian Cloke

Good morning, I arrived in the UK after living overseas for 4 years on July 7th 2005. I registered for childcare and payments started from August 2005. However I did not receive any NI credits for 2005-2006 in my state pension. I did receive credits for my state pension from 2006 onwards. Should I have received NI credits for 2005-2006? If so can I claim these credits back?

Good day, Between 2017 and 2020 my son was in school in Full time education studying for his A levels but I did not claim child care benfit, with a knockon that I do not have NI credits for these years since they ended when he was 16. How do I go about claiming NI credits for this period given there is no record of childcare payments.