State pension query

ipri

Hi...as my S. pension is paid every 28 days, I get it earlier each month. Does this mean that during any given year I will get 2 payments in the one month?....ie 13 payment per year? thanks.

Torry_Quine

Yes, of course.

ipri

Am I correct in thinking this is to avoid "5Week" months if paid monthly?

t0rt0ise

It has be be exactly right all the time, not just over the year because they don't know when we're all going to die and our claim cease.

bigfreddiel

ipri wrote: »

Am I correct in thinking this is to avoid "5Week" months if paid monthly?

No you're wrong, it just happens four divides into 52 exactly 13 times!

Much like a deck of cards has four suits with thirteen cards in a suit!

Cheers fj

greenglide

The actual reason is because it is paid in complete weeks, this has been in the legislation for many, many years.

You can't get a whole number of weeks into a month so it is paid weekly, four weekly, 13 weekly or 52 weekly.

In the fullness of time I would expect monthly payment to become available but not for a good few years yet.