How to submit state pension on tax return for partial year / change of amount

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Because that is how State Pension is taxed, it's what you were entitled to that counts..

For the current tax year you will be taxed less than you actually received.

xylophone

State pension is never ever paid monthly.  It is paid four weekly, or occasionally weekly.

https://www.radiotimesmoney.com/retirement/pension-advice/state-pensions-can-be-paid-every-seven-days-says-paul-lewis/

Three quarters of all pensioners are paid four weeks in arrears, but a state pension can also be paid weekly. 

Not sure I'd call 25% "occasionally"!

I wonder how many would opt for weekly if it were made clear that the choice was there?

Silvertabby

xylophone said:

State pension is never ever paid monthly.  It is paid four weekly, or occasionally weekly.

https://www.radiotimesmoney.com/retirement/pension-advice/state-pensions-can-be-paid-every-seven-days-says-paul-lewis/

Three quarters of all pensioners are paid four weeks in arrears, but a state pension can also be paid weekly. 

Not sure I'd call 25% "occasionally"!

I wonder how many would opt for weekly if it were made clear that the choice was there?

We knew that weekly payments were an option, but went for four weekly.  Had calendar monthly been possible, then we'd have gone for that, as (a) we'd both been monthly paid since the 1970s, and (b) all bills are paid monthly.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd have thought that the only people who opt for weekly pension payments are those who had been weekly salaried, and so can only budget on those terms?

And, of course, those on weekly payments don't get the pleasure of a double payment in one month every year.  

Notepad_Phil

Silvertabby said:

xylophone said:

State pension is never ever paid monthly.  It is paid four weekly, or occasionally weekly.

https://www.radiotimesmoney.com/retirement/pension-advice/state-pensions-can-be-paid-every-seven-days-says-paul-lewis/

Three quarters of all pensioners are paid four weeks in arrears, but a state pension can also be paid weekly. 

Not sure I'd call 25% "occasionally"!

I wonder how many would opt for weekly if it were made clear that the choice was there?

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd have thought that the only people who opt for weekly pension payments are those who had been weekly salaried, and so can only budget on those terms?

And, of course, those on weekly payments don't get the pleasure of a double payment in one month every year.  

I've been monthly salaried all my life, but I think I'll much prefer weekly over the 28 day option - we've still got a few years to go to look more fully into the options, but I can't see any major negatives of the weekly option as opposed to the 28 days.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Notepad_Phil said:

Silvertabby said:

xylophone said:

State pension is never ever paid monthly.  It is paid four weekly, or occasionally weekly.

https://www.radiotimesmoney.com/retirement/pension-advice/state-pensions-can-be-paid-every-seven-days-says-paul-lewis/

Three quarters of all pensioners are paid four weeks in arrears, but a state pension can also be paid weekly. 

Not sure I'd call 25% "occasionally"!

I wonder how many would opt for weekly if it were made clear that the choice was there?

...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd have thought that the only people who opt for weekly pension payments are those who had been weekly salaried, and so can only budget on those terms?

And, of course, those on weekly payments don't get the pleasure of a double payment in one month every year.  

I've been monthly salaried all my life, but I think I'll much prefer weekly over the 28 day option - we've still got a few years to go to look more fully into the options, but I can't see any major negatives of the weekly option as opposed to the 28 days.

I like the double payment from 4 weekly, if you can budget on the basis each 4 weekly payment is for a month it's a nice little bonus once a year 😊

xylophone

I like the double payment from 4 weekly, if you can budget on the basis each 4 weekly payment is for a month it's a nice little bonus once a year 

But weekly (even weekly x 2 for a couple), is a nice little fillip once or twice a week.....

Dazed_and_C0nfused

xylophone said:

I like the double payment from 4 weekly, if you can budget on the basis each 4 weekly payment is for a month it's a nice little bonus once a year 

But weekly (even weekly x 2 for a couple), is a nice little fillip once or twice a week.....

Very true 😊