state pension

dottyg

I am to be going 65 in february 2019. Can anyone explain why i wont be receiving my state pension until the May?. I have tried looking online for the answer but to no avail.

MK62

Under the changes to the state pension age, your State Pension age is between 65 years, 3 months, 5 days and 65 years , 4 months, 8 days depending on your exact birthdate......direct from gov.uk website.


https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age

tacpot12

According to this, you should get the new state pension within five weeks on reaching the state pension age, so no later than April, depending on where your birthday falls: https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/what-youll-get

Where did the information that you won't get it until May come from?

Update: Just seen MK62's reply and having checked this, they are correct. Your state pension age is not 65, but 65 years and a few months.

Dazed_and_confused

You haven't told us your sex but assuming Female then May looks correct

This link may help.

https://www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk/about-pensions/the-state-pension/know-your-state-pension-age

Basically the government changed the State Pension age

TadleyBaggie

Possibly because it is paid in arrears. My first (part) payment was around 3 weeks after I qualified.

Dazed_and_confused

Or op is not entitled to get it when he/she is 65??

p00hsticks

Dazed_and_confused wrote: »

You haven't told us your sex but assuming Female then May looks correct

As the OP isn't 65 until next year, their gender won't matter, as the State Pension Age will have equalised for men and women by the end of this year.

dottyg

Thank you all for replying.