State pension & Marriage Certificate.

flyinggizmo

We were married in Jamaica in 1993 ( holiday with wedding attached ) but have since lost our wedding certificate. My wife started receiving her pension in 2015 and my pension commenced in May 2022. We've received a letter from DWP asking for a copy of the certificate to update their records but I'm hitting a brick wall trying to get a copy from the Jamaican Registrar General Dept. in Jamaica. Since my wife's pension is considerably less than 60% of my own it would appear that her weekly pension would be increased in line with this deficit and quite probably backdated to May 2022. Is there any other way to prove the marriage to satisfy DWP as they've said that without it her rate of state pension will remain as it is? Appreciate any advice. Many thanks .....

xylophone

https://www.my-island-jamaica.com/applying-online-for-a-copy-of-jamaican-marriage-certificate-from-the-uk.html

You had seen the above?

Or any assistance here?

http://www.jhcuk.org/

flyinggizmo

xylophone said:

https://www.my-island-jamaica.com/applying-online-for-a-copy-of-jamaican-marriage-certificate-from-the-uk.html

You had seen the above?

Or any assistance here?

http://www.jhcuk.org/

I've filled in the necessary form some time ago. My biggest concern is that my 70 USD payment was reverted back to my Revolut card yesterday due to the merchant not completing the transaction on time. I've tried e-mails etc but no reply as yet so not sure why this has happened.

Flugelhorn

Do you actually get more pension if married these days? or was this before a specific date?

molerat

Flugelhorn said:

Do you actually get more pension if married these days? or was this before a specific date?

Not "more pension" but making a low pension up to 60% of the old basic based on spouse contributions. Mrs flyinggizmo reached SP prior to the new pension so still has some transitional protection even though flyinggizmo is a post 2016 retiree.  If both were post 2016 retirees then there would be no protection.

Flugelhorn

ah got it thanks  - I see, hence the point that it was less than the 60%, guessed it might be to do with the 2016 change over but was cross-eyed as to actually what