Received state pension for my wife - but how do I check it is correct?

awaw76

Reading this 
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/06/tens-of-thousands-of-married-women-could-be-missing-out-on-p1-00/
My wife will start receiving £73.21 and looking at my pension letter it says the following
Basic state pension:                                                    122.17
Pre 97 additoinal state pensiopn £113.50
Less contracted out deduction of £77.52          Total £35.98
Graduates retirement benefit                                      £7.91
Age Addition                                                                £0.25

Total                                                                          £166.31

So is the £122.17 figure they calculate against? So it should be roughly £73.30 ?

calcotti

awaw76 said:

So is the £122.17 figure they calculate against? So it should be roughly £73.30 ?

That's my reading.

Note that if those State Pension amounts (£166.31 and £73.21) are your only income you may be entitled to Pension Credit to top your income up to £265.20/week.

Silvertabby

I make it £73.30 as well.

Suspect it may be because your wife is starting her pension part way through the financial year? 

Silvertabby

calcotti said:

awaw76 said:

So is the £122.17 figure they calculate against? So it should be roughly £73.30 ?

That's my reading.

Note that if those State Pension amounts (£166.31 and £73.21) are your only income you may be entitled to Pension Credit to top your income up to £265.20/week.

OP's COD of £77.52  points to a reasonable occupational pension on top of his State pension. 

calcotti

Silvertabby said:

calcotti said: Note that if those State Pension amounts (£166.31 and £73.21) are your only income you may be entitled to Pension Credit to top your income up to £265.20/week.

OP's COD of £77.52  points to a reasonable occupational pension on top of his State pension. 

Of course, overlooked that.

awaw76

Silvertabby said:

I make it £73.30 as well.

Suspect it may be because your wife is starting her pension part way through the financial year? 

Yes that is correct.
I am not going to grumble over £5 over the whole year. I just wanted to make sure it was correct.

awaw76

calcotti said:

awaw76 said:

So is the £122.17 figure they calculate against? So it should be roughly £73.30 ?

That's my reading.

Note that if those State Pension amounts (£166.31 and £73.21) are your only income you may be entitled to Pension Credit to top your income up to £265.20/week.

I also have a occupational pension of around £89 per week.