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Hester

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Following my application for the above, I have received details of the amount of UK state pension that I will receive every four weeks.  I have been trying to gain more information as to exactly what date I can expect the first payment but have been given conflicting replies, ie "four weeks to the day from your birthday", "could be between 2 - 5 weeks from your birthday", "end of the fourth week after your birthday".  I would be grateful if anyone could tell me of their experiences of receiving their first payment of the UK state pension ( I have given them french bank a/c details) Many thanks, Hester.

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I've just started recieving my pension from the UK, I was 60 (dont tell anyone) on the Friday 14th of August, according to the pension people my payment commenced on the monday after my birthday, payable 4 weeks later to my account in France, giving time for the transfer I recieved my first payment on the 21st of September, included with the first 3 waiting days paid as well.

Hope this helps.

Welcome to the old gits club!
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Thanks for your reply Junlesley and your "welcome to the club".  Yes the info is very useful.  Did the pension services send you details in writing about the date that you would receive your first payment? Hadn't really given too much thought about reaching the big 60, too excited about having a bit more cash to spend; new specs, teeth etc... Regards,  Hester.

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Benefit payment changes that start from April 2010

The changes also affect the payment of State Pensions. If you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2010 you will be paid in arrears on a day linked to your National Insurance number. This means you will be paid at the end of your pay week, not from the start. Your payday is the day you normally receive your payment (sometimes called your ‘pay week-ending day’).

National Insurance number

This is the number you get when you first start work or claim a benefit. It is normally shown on the letters The Pension Service sends you.

The Pension Service will use the last two numbers of your National Insurance number to work out your new pay week-ending day, as shown in the following table.

 Last two numbers of National Insurance number Pay week-ending day
 00 to 19 Monday
 20 to 39 Tuesday
 40 to 59 Wednesday
 60 to 79 Thursday
 80 to 99 Friday

For example, if your National Insurance number is QQ 12 34 56 A, your pay week-ending day will be Wednesday.

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