state pension notification

treasures

Hi - can anyone help me please. I recently applied for my state pension. I have not had any notification of the application to say when I will be paid it. Is it paid in advance or arrears? Also, should i have heard from them to confirm that the application has gone through? Thanks for any help you can give on this.

xylophone

Is it paid in advance or arrears?

https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/what-youll-get

The new State Pension is usually paid every 4 weeks into an account of your choice. You're paid in arrears (for the last 4 weeks, not the coming 4 weeks).

You can ask for it to be paid weekly but this will also be in arrears.

mgdavid

treasures wrote: »

Hi - can anyone help me please. I recently applied for my state pension. I have not had any notification of the application to say when I will be paid it. Is it paid in advance or arrears? Also, should i have heard from them to confirm that the application has gone through? Thanks for any help you can give on this.

How did you apply?
If online then there should / will have been a final closing screen confirming your application with a reference number.

Robin9

From the link above :

You should get a letter no later than 2 months before you reach State Pension age, telling you what to do.

If you haven!!!8217;t got a letter 2 months before you reach State Pension age, phone the claim line. They!!!8217;ll discuss with you what you need to do.


The first payment probably wont be 4 weeks after your birthday - payments are staggered throughout the week.

Don't forget it also gets paid every 4 weeks -

badmemory

Just to state the obvious - are you sure HMRC & DWP have your up to date address. Many people seem to think their employer updates it for them - they don't.

treasures

Thanks for all your help. I found a screen dump on my pc and now have the confirmation info and the reference number.