Sloth Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 How long did it take from date of claim to getting your first payment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) You don't "claim" your UK state pension. Just make sure they have your current address. They contact you when you reach the appropriate age. Edited January 30, 2022 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Incorrect. SP age in my case was three months ago. They haven't sent anything as yet. From the gov.uk New State Pension page: "You will not get your new State Pension automatically - you have to claim it." So, you have to claim it. Edited January 30, 2022 by Sloth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Sloth said: Incorrect. SP age in my case was three months ago. They haven't sent anything as yet. From the gov.uk New State Pension page: "You will not get your new State Pension automatically - you have to claim it." So, you have to claim it. There was an article recently about the delays in processing the first payment. 6-8 weeks I think it said. I’ll try and find it. Hang on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I’ve only found things from Oct/Nov last year and then DWP saying they have caught up. There was a statement saying overseas claims take a bit longer but if you were SP age 3 months ago that still sounds too long. Did you apply before your birthday? There have been incidents of DWP closing/suspending claims saying they haven’t heard from claimants. I think you probably need to chase them. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Sloth said: Incorrect. SP age in my case was three months ago. They haven't sent anything as yet. From the gov.uk New State Pension page: "You will not get your new State Pension automatically - you have to claim it." So, you have to claim it. Interesting. That wasn’t the case when I got mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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