I’m getting £6,000 a year in state pension just from claiming free NI credits – how you can too

A SAVVY mum-of-two has revealed how she has managed to bag £6,000 a year in state pension, just from claiming child benefit.

Sumitra Dasgupta, 68, lives in Kent with her husband, who is an NHS doctor.

GettyClaiming child benefit could entitle you to the state pension with an NI number[/caption]

They have two children, a son who was born in 1982 and a daughter born in 1987 and claimed child benefit for each.

And despite never having a National Insurance (NI) number...