UK Pension Forms
 

Does anyone know what form to fill in for UK state pension claim? The only ones I can find are if you live in the UK and the other looks like it is for a foreigner who has become British.

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Here you go https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-retire-abroad

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I get to claim my very small pension next year.. looks like I will be filling in the extra page for a lot of details given that I lived and worked outside the UK for 30 years... names and addresses of employers in UK requested from 1976 till 86 ??.. .hmmm not sure I can recall all of THOSE....going to be fun filling in this VERY voluminous form.

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A couple of years ago I called, because I had a question about the form, and they said not to bother and they took my application over the phone. They said all the detail the form asks for is not needed if they already have it in their records, which they did. Of course, the systems may have changed now but it would be worth checking.

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When you call the pensions office, they will ask if you want to submit/ complete your application over the telephone or prefer to have the form sent out. Considering the postal service here and the time involved, this is a no-brainer really. In addition, they ask a whole range of questions about your travel movements including dates of when you flew to the Ph etc. All pretty straight forward. My advice would be to have this sort of info handy before making the call and keep a good record of what you told them. I suspect they may use some of that info in years to come for security purposes to verify you are who you say you are. Overall, the telephone application was easy; a painless process and well worth it.

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As an add on to my previous post and in case I misled you, they do ask a lot of questions as you would expect, more than they would in a normal phone call to the pension’s office. So you really do need to have a lot of info ready. It’s probably a good idea to peruse their online form to get an idea of the sort of info they're looking for. Like I say, it’s easy, but only if you have all the relevant info handy. Marriage date, employment history, date of leaving UK etc., etc.

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Thanks a lot everybody, the form that I thought was for foreign applicants is the one that I should fill in, but having traveled worldwide since 1976 to 25 plus countries and worked in the UK for multiple companies inside and out of the UK, I think I will go for the phone call to the pension office option. I assume the number to phone is the one on the form +44 (0)191 218 7777

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Just found the attached form online; should help to prepare you for the call.

IPC BR1 NSP form: If you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016, you can claim now using this form
Ref: IPC BR1 NSP PDF, 653KB, 26 pages

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Correct.

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How long did you work in UK in total?
Did you work in any other EU countries?

Unless your pension contributions add up to 10 years you may get nothing at all.

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This is indeed the correct number. Depending on time of day, you can expect to be holding for 20-25 minutes before getting through to a human.

:fingerscrossed: that you get through to a human named Martin.

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I strongly recommend that you make your phone call as soon as the lines open. Whenever I have called at that time I get an immediate response.

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I did a check on my NI contributions and expected pension not long ago and found out that I actually get something. A couple of overseas contracts were for UK based companies so that must have boosted my NI contributions.

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Did mine online. Had all the information ready. First checked my NI contributions on Government gateway portal, found I was a few years short of the 35 years contributions required for full pension. I payed about £740 for each missing year. Pension is being paid without any problems.

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Someone once said in a forum that they were able to call them using Viber which I assume means no costs for phone call.......anyone know if this is correct.. would skype also work ??

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Use Skype its very clear and cheap. I use messenger for social calls ( free) and Skype for non social calls.

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Thanks Mike !

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Thanks everyone for the info. Looks like I will be phoning when they open one morning.

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Well that is done. Spent hours writing down all the companies I have worked for and which dates entering and leaving the UK, all the addresses where I lived and from which dates. Phoned them up, he didn't ask any housing, work or overseas history, it only took 15 minutes because the line was bad and I had to repeat or spell a lot otherwise probably less than 10 mins. Next one is to do my Norwegian one but that is a lot easier as you only have to quote a number and confirm a few basic details and that's it.

Quick note - they do not open until 09:30hrs.

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Stokkevn well done methinks that your Norwegian pension will be more valuable.

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Yes, by a factor of about three and a half. Wife can't wait until I am 67 or the following year when she gets her UK pension.

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I have just finished a phone call with DWP in Geordie land. I was enquiring when I should expect my Proof of Life documentation. Much to my surprise they have not sent any Proof of Life enquiries for two years and have no immediate plans to restart. I'm amazed at the lack of diligence.

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If they posted one to me it could take a while to arrive, last letter DWP sent me was posted 26th June, arrived Manila 28th June and arrived in our local post office 7th January, this is not unusual for post over the last two years. A German friend has just got his life certificate a couple of weeks ago posted in May last year.

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Philpost is a joke. I am 12kms from NAIA. Any inbound mail from the UK takes 2-3 days to land at NAIA and typically 12 weeks to travel the final 12kms.

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At the beginning of the pandemic the government took all their delivery vans off them so they could deliver Covid samples and tests with them. But a year before that our Philpost on Panay cancelled their contract with the airline to deliver post and went back over 100 years to collecting the post from Manila by road. So even before the pandemic 12 weeks was normal.

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Philippines doing it online and Mafia style:

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/125445...-proof-of-life

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HMRC conduct their business online, isn't it about time DWP got their act together and joined the 21st Century? A question for Mr Blobby to answer methinks. My other pension providers all conduct business online.

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DWP is a complete mess at the moment. The responsible minister has no interest in sorting the problems of thousands who are still waiting for their pensions due to the chaos. Don't expect to receive your pension on time or any kind of coherent answer from them. See the website "thisismoney"published by Daily Mail...loads of stories on there, including from expats.

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I've done OK, received my first payment about 6 weeks after my birthday, amount adjusted for the delay and every 4 weeks after that.

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Then you are one of the lucky few...

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I'm also one of the lucky few almost 10 years without a hitch. Stokkevn and I cannot be the only lucky few....

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It's more about applying for your (overdue) pension right now and trying to get a reply from DWP. Just hope it gets sorted soon.

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This shouldn't be a surprise given the abysmal UK state pension mind you it's never stopped them spending a fiver to claim 5p back.