State Pension is NOT paid on your 65th Birthday-the truth

dboywunda

My 65th birthday falls on 21st November 2014 and yet I will receive no state pension for 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th November. My twin brother is in a worse position, he will receive no pension for the dates 21st to 26th November inclusive. This means that my first pension payment on 1st December will cover the previous week only. My twin will get one week's payment on 3rd December. Effectively the state are keeping 4 days equivalent to £69.00 of my pension for themselves. In my brother's case, he stands to lose £99.00. My wife also 'lost' the first few days of her pension and as a result I telephoned and wrote to the Department of Works and Pensions asking that the missing pension money be returned to her. They informed me that this was standard practice and had been going on for several years and it was all to do with their computer system. Needless to say this money was not returned to her. The DWP would be quick enough to raid your bank account taking money owed to them, but strangely enough are not able to return state pension money to the millions of new 65 year olds who lose out in the present payment system.

xylophone

http://www.moneywise.co.uk/pensions/managing-your-pension/the-government-underpaying-my-state-pension

http://www.saga.co.uk/saga-magazine/2013/june/state-pension-when-will-i-be-paid.aspx

greenglide

The new State Pension in 2016 will pay from the SPa date.

But currently when you die you get paid (well technically not you:) ) until the following payday but NSP will just be to date of death.

Swings and roundabouts.

It is nothing to do with computer systems. The regulations the DWP are bound to follow always defined SP as a weekly benefit and the was only recently that payment of part weeks became legal in certain circumstances. It is all down to order books - a part order book didn't work - you either cashed a foil or you didn't and in the old days all retirement pensions were paid on the same day causing long queues at the post office waiting for it to open.

kidmugsy

dboywunda wrote: »

Effectively the state are keeping 4 days equivalent to £69.00 of my pension for themselves.

Gloriously bonkers. Maybe "the state" nips out for a glass of champers.

atush

It has always been this way. Get over it

slickric1234

be thankful your getting over a a hundred pounds a week from the start of the week after you turn 65

the youth of today will be lucky to get anything at all at 75
britains state pension is unsustainable as are all the money handed out in benefits

a time will come when things change massively as the pot will be empty

PollySouthend

Your very lucky to be getting it at all in yours 60s! It should of been raised to late 70s decades ago.

dboywunda

atush wrote: »

It has always been this way. Get over it

And I suppose if we all started jumping over the edge of a cliff, I should accept that as well? It's attitudes which suggest we 'get over it' that lead to an acceptance of situations which are basically unfair.

dboywunda

PollySouthend wrote: »

Your very lucky to be getting it at all in yours 60s! It should of been raised to late 70s decades ago.

After paying 46 years of National Insurance contributions, 'luck' has nothing to do with it.

greenglide

dboywunda wrote: »

And I suppose if we all started jumping over the edge of a cliff, I should accept that as well? It's attitudes which suggest we 'get over it' that lead to an acceptance of situations which are basically unfair.

But it never has been paid for the "odd days" apart from a few people who have been getting a working age benefit immediately before reaching SPA. This isnt people making things up, these are the regulations laid down by parliament that DWP must abide by.

It is changing from 6/4/2016 with the new State Pension which will be paid from the SPA date.

coyrls

dboywunda wrote: »

And I suppose if we all started jumping over the edge of a cliff, I should accept that as well? It's attitudes which suggest we 'get over it' that lead to an acceptance of situations which are basically unfair.

Yes, jumping off a cliff is pretty much equivalent to the situation you find yourself in and, if it wasn't for brave souls such as yourself, I'm sure "the state" would be instructing us all to throw ourselves off, just for the pension savings.