State pension

2021rdsunshine

Hi! Husband applied for his state pension and received a letter in January stating that he would get paid on April 11 for the 2 weeks after his birthday in march and then every 4 weeks from may 9 . Then today he received another letter stating increase to your state pension amount. This letter doesn’t mention the 2 weeks payment on April 11 , just the payment from May 9 and the amount it’s exactly the same as previous letter. I’m just wondering if anyone had received something similar or if this is a mistake from DWP ? Thank you 

cutestkids

It is just the letter that everyone gets each year telling them what their pension is going up to for the new financial year. It won't mention the 2 week payment in April ad that is in this financial year.

TadleyBaggie

The March payment is under the existing numbers. The increase doesn't start until April 10th.

Ayr_Rage

cutestkids said:

It is just the letter that everyone gets each year telling them what their pension is going up to for the new financial year. It won't mention the 2 week payment in April ad that is in this financial year.

Which doesn't explain why the figure for 9 May hasn't increased by 4.1% as in the OP.

Ayr_Rage

TadleyBaggie said:

The March payment is under the existing numbers. The increase doesn't start until April 10th.

But the OP says there is no increase in the 9 May payment in the second letter.

Flugelhorn

was it that the increase was already known in January and hence stated for pensions starting after April Pensions increase day? Not sure what day the increase was formally approved by parliament 

molerat

A few people on here have said their award letter was at the new rates. Maybe because this one straddles the line is why the increase letter has been sent, computer logic if pension in payment (due) at x date = send increase letter..

badmemory

The date on the letters this year is different from previous years.  Mine says payments from 7th April are increased so that means that this year all my payments are at the new rate, first one is Friday 11th.  I would have expected the first 2 week payment made on 11th April to be one week old (before the end of the tax year) & one week new (in the new tax year).

Every previous year mine for the tax year has been the first week at the old rate.  I assumed that they had changed the start date because of the people who complained that their figures were incorrect.  I did every year.

sheramber

The state pension increases from the first Monday of the tax year. This year that is 7 April

pinnks

I have recently received my award letter with a part week payable on 2 April and the 4-weekly amounts from 30 April - all amounts showing at the current rates,  which is fine as that is the rate in force when that letter was printed and it says that the amounts may change because of uprating.

When I get my increase letter it will have no affect on that first payment but will partially impact the second payment as the increase is applied to your first benefit week that starts on, or after, the first Monday of the new tax year, so 7 April this year.

This means my 30 April payment will include the week commencing 3 April at the current rate, then the weeks commencing on, and after, 10 April at the new rate.  My 30 April payment will therefore contain 1 week at the old rate and 3 at the new rate.

As far as OP is concerned the 11 April payment will be wholly at the current rate as both benefit weeks start before 7 April.  The 9 May payment will be fully at the new rate as all 4 weeks therein start after 7 April. 

squirrelpie

2021rdsunshine you should be able to calculate whether the second payment is calculated correctly by working out what his pension will be next tax year. You can see online what his weekly pension amount will be this tax year and multiply it by 4. Then multiply it by 1.041 The number in the latest letter should match the result of your calculation, I think. If it isn't then there would seem to be a problem.