State Pension starting date?



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Your state pension is paid 4 weekly in arrears. The link from @Marcon shows which day of the week you will be paid. Your first payment can be up to five weeks after your birthday, because of the day of the week thing, related to your NI number. After the first one it will be 4-weeklySave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £564.77 out of £6000 after January
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Suffolk_lass said:Your state pension is paid 4 weekly in arrears. The link from @Marcon shows which day of the week you will be paid. Your first payment can be up to five weeks after your birthday, because of the day of the week thing, related to your NI number. After the first one it will be 4-weeklyGoogling on your question might have been both quicker and easier, if you're only after simple facts rather than opinions!2
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Your state pension is paid 4 weekly in arrears.
You can opt for weekly in arrears if you prefer.
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Though you cannot choose which day you get paid, you can actually decide your payment frequency. Three quarters of all pensioners are paid four weeks in arrears, but it can also be paid weekly, though this is not normally mentioned during the application process.
If you would like to get your pension weekly, then while applying you should write "Please pay my pension weekly" in the "other information" box. If you're already claiming your pension monthly and want to change it to every seven days, you can contact the Pension Service on telephone: 0800 731 7898 or textphone: 0800 731 7339.
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piggy backing on this thread...
I see that I should receive notice of my SP start date asking if I want to apply for it about 3 months before my relevant birthday. So if my birthday is 1st November then presumably I would get my notice sometime this week (ish)?I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe and Old Style Money Saving boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/how-to-claim
How to claim
You will not get your new State Pension automatically - you have to claim it.
You’ll need:
- the date of your most recent marriage, civil partnership or divorce
- the dates of any time spent living or working abroad
- your bank or building society details
If you’re applying online, you’ll also need the invitation code from the letter about getting your State Pension.
If you have not received an invitation letter but you are within 3 months of reaching your State Pension age, you can request an invitation code.
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thanks @xylophone so am I correct in thinking I should likely get a letter in the next week or so? Obviously I can diary this and if it's not received I can request it as they suggest. Just curious about the actual timing of these things.
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SIL got hers first week in June for a Sep 1st retirement. Still not had any details though after applying on line 5th June. Both myself and MrsM had replies about 2 weeks after applying.
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I’m 66 on 27/8 my first payment is 7september when I receive 12 days pension,then 7 October next payday3
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I was 66 at the beginning of this month, I got two weeks payment two weeks after my birthday then it will be every four weeks after that.1
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