UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
Nov 16th 2011, 9:40 am
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Nov 16th 2011, 1:03 pm
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Re: UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
It's usually delayed if there's a bank holiday but don't know what has caused this slight hold-up. It's not so much the actual delay as the nervous anticipation of the hastle you would have if it's gone astray!!
Nov 18th 2011, 7:44 am
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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 18th 2011, 7:48 am
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Re: UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
Got ours on Wednesday - glad it wasn´t just our bank that was the problem. Phoned Newcastle and they said the payments are handled by an American bank Citi Bank and there was a bank holiday in the US on Thursday which was the date they were paid.
Nov 18th 2011, 8:09 am
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Re: UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
Not checked mine yet but in the past we find that if it is an English Bank Holiday then it can come a day early ie the Friday before.
Nov 18th 2011, 1:25 pm
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That just about sums up the DWPs' attitude towards its' "clients". Allow them to receive their pension a day late because it's a bank holiday in the USA!!
Nov 18th 2011, 1:43 pm
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Re: UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
I'm a bit bemused - probably my age - but I was told that my state pension was issued 13 times a year. That means that it never arrives on a given day, ie a Monday or whatever. I get my pension every 28 or so days and I programme this into my Hotmail calendar so that I can check my Spanish bank account and it always arrives about on time, bearing in mind weekends and such. Am I missing something?
Nov 18th 2011, 2:02 pm
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Re: UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
I'm a bit bemused - probably my age - but I was told that my state pension was issued 13 times a year. That means that it never arrives on a given day, ie a Monday or whatever. I get my pension every 28 or so days and I programme this into my Hotmail calendar so that I can check my Spanish bank account and it always arrives about on time, bearing in mind weekends and such. Am I missing something?
Nov 18th 2011, 2:37 pm
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Re: UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
I'm a bit bemused - probably my age - but I was told that my state pension was issued 13 times a year. That means that it never arrives on a given day, ie a Monday or whatever. I get my pension every 28 or so days and I programme this into my Hotmail calendar so that I can check my Spanish bank account and it always arrives about on time, bearing in mind weekends and such. Am I missing something?
As jdr says, banks cannot charge for receiving an EU pension payment.
Nov 18th 2011, 4:29 pm
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Re: UK State Pension - Has it Arrived?
No but any more information on what letters are which day? It can be paid weekly in UK but only monthly and 13 weekly overseas.
Nov 18th 2011, 4:40 pm
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