UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
Nov 15th 2011, 9:55 am
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UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
I normally get my UK pension every 4 weeks on a Monday. Lately this has been coming on a Tuesday instead but today it hasn´t even arrived. I phoned Pensions Service and they said there is no problems there end and it left last Thursday. I am suspecting that it may be my bank that is the problem as my other payment with a currency firm was very late too and I had to chase my bank then. Is there anyone out there that has their pension paid on this Monday and have they received it?
Nov 15th 2011, 6:03 pm
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My wife's pension normally reaches our bank in Spain on a Tuesday but today hasn't arrived. Coincidence?? ?
Nov 15th 2011, 6:05 pm
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Should have asked - what spanish bank do you use ?
Nov 15th 2011, 6:59 pm
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Nov 15th 2011, 7:44 pm
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Ours is CAM
Nov 15th 2011, 8:44 pm
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I shall be retiring in the not too distant future. Thought of having my state pension paid directly into my GB bank and using money transfer ( HiFX) to transfer it into my Spanish bank ( Unicaja) Is it better to have it paid directly into Spanish bank? From your posts this seems to be the case.
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Nov 15th 2011, 9:07 pm
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Re: UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
I shall be retiring in the not too distant future. Thought of having my state pension paid directly into my GB bank and using money transfer ( HiFX) to transfer it into my Spanish bank ( Unicaja) Is it better to have it paid directly into Spanish bank? From your posts this seems to be the case.
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Nov 15th 2011, 9:45 pm
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I shall be retiring in the not too distant future. Thought of having my state pension paid directly into my GB bank and using money transfer ( HiFX) to transfer it into my Spanish bank ( Unicaja) Is it better to have it paid directly into Spanish bank? From your posts this seems to be the case.
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Nov 15th 2011, 9:55 pm
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Thanks folks. Thats one problem solve!
Nov 15th 2011, 9:58 pm
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Thanks folks that's one thing we can cross off the list.
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Nov 16th 2011, 7:01 am
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Re: UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
I normally get my UK pension every 4 weeks on a Monday. Lately this has been coming on a Tuesday instead but today it hasn´t even arrived. I phoned Pensions Service and they said there is no problems there end and it left last Thursday. I am suspecting that it may be my bank that is the problem as my other payment with a currency firm was very late too and I had to chase my bank then. Is there anyone out there that has their pension paid on this Monday and have they received it?
Nov 16th 2011, 7:53 am
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Yep, wife's was a day late too, bancaja, 
Nov 16th 2011, 9:11 am
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