Sloth 14 Posted January 30, 2022 How long did it take from date of claim to getting your first payment? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisawright 9,806 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 Scot by birth, emigrated 1985 | Aussie husband granted UK spouse visa, moved to UK May 2015 | Returned to Oz June 2016 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sloth 14 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amber Snowball 1,341 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amber Snowball 1,341 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisawright 9,806 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 Scot by birth, emigrated 1985 | Aussie husband granted UK spouse visa, moved to UK May 2015 | Returned to Oz June 2016 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites