Press Reporting April 5th Deadline May Have Some Flexibility

molerat

The press are reporting "Government sources"  are adding some flexibility to the April 5th cut off.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-11804205/Government-hints-state-pension-ups-deadline-April-NOT-final.html

A Government spokesperson says: .......

The Government expects people to make every effort to buy top-ups before the April deadline. 

But if they have done everything they can to confirm the suitability of a payment and make the payment on time, it plans to take an understanding approach and consider matters on a case-by-case basis, depending on individual circumstances.

Other outlets stating the same, with the same wording, so I suspect it is a press release.

But note the "case-by-case basis", not a blanket extension

The 5th April date is set by legislation so not a simple case of extending.

pinnks

I thought this would be where we get to.  It might yet get widened to a formal concession as long as people can show that the process was actually started pre-5 April.  How one could show that is moot, other than having written to DWP and/or HMRC.

Watch this space... 

eastcorkram

Even if they didn't extend it, I wouldn't expect demand to drop anyway. 
People will still be trying to ring, either to ask 'is it too late?' or complain that they've been trying for weeks .