Pension fiasco

p2une · January 24, 2013, 12:41:12 PM

I have mine paid into a UK account but my husband's, which is paid over here, was on time last week, never had any problems - other than the rate dropping of course!! C'est la vie!

byrney · January 23, 2013, 09:28:06 AM

I´m all for HMG cutting back on spending but I´m not sure that "out-posting" mail to be handled by foreign workes rather than our own is very cost-effective.

After all, when the PO finally closes down look at all those workers who are going to have to receive redundancy payments and the various benefits to which they will be entitled.

verwood · January 23, 2013, 07:57:31 AM

my pension is in today 5 days late

ramblagirl · January 23, 2013, 06:05:08 AM

Just checked and pension is in the bank today so only one day late.

gus-lopez · January 22, 2013, 22:06:39 PM

Quote from: alfie on January 22, 2013, 21:21:03 PM
To be fair, if money can be saved by sending non-urgent mail via Malta, why not?
Everybody complains when examples are given of government waste, and yet when cost saving measues are used, they get criticised. They can't win!

I'm all for saving money but if what they post doesn't arrive & they have to send it again & that doesn't arrive either they are hardly saving money are they. If I hadn't given up asking we could still be going around in circles.
It is not 'non-urgent' mail they send that way it is all mail I was told.

alfie · January 22, 2013, 21:21:03 PM

To be fair, if money can be saved by sending non-urgent mail via Malta, why not?
Everybody complains when examples are given of government waste, and yet when cost saving measues are used, they get criticised. They can't win!

gus-lopez · January 22, 2013, 19:49:42 PM

Quote from: Norm2 on January 22, 2013, 18:28:29 PM
Quote from: gus-lopez on January 22, 2013, 15:42:52 PM
Wouldn't mind if they arrived but so far 75% don't.
And how would anyone know that!!!
I have mail posted out by a relative from the UK - takes about 3weeks to arrive. Spanish postal system to blame me thinks!

I am talking about myself & wife . 8 letters sent , one arrived. Phoned& complained & they resent all four again. Another one arrived. 2 out of 8. That was in July . Never seen any of the others. Gave up & soorted it myself.
Spanish post, no I don't think so as all letters sent by normal methods arrive within a short space of time & from us to UK they arrive within 2/3 days.
At the same time as the hmrc debacle info was requested from the soc.sec. overseas dept at Newcastle. They managed to get stuff here in less than 7 days & even correct an error within 3 days . They don't use the cut price Malteser system.

Rod · January 22, 2013, 19:25:54 PM

When our pension was late a couple of months ago we rang to find out where it was and we were told the US providers were late in payment, beggars belief.

ken · January 22, 2013, 19:11:46 PM

My State pension was due on the 25th Dec it was paid on the 21st so I expect that this months pension will be paid 4 days late as happened last year. It is done get you back onto a 4 week cycle.

Norm2 · January 22, 2013, 18:28:29 PM

Quote from: gus-lopez on January 22, 2013, 15:42:52 PM
Wouldn't mind if they arrived but so far 75% don't.

And how would anyone know that!!!
I have mail posted out by a relative from the UK - takes about 3weeks to arrive. Spanish postal system to blame me thinks!

verwood · January 22, 2013, 18:24:37 PM

yes this state pension

Pennydot · January 22, 2013, 17:14:19 PM

Every letter I get from HMRC takes at least 4 weeks to arrive!

byrney · January 22, 2013, 16:49:22 PM

Presumably Gus because it´s cheaper for HMG to send letters out in bulk to Malta and then post them on because their mail is cheaper than the UK?

Talk about scandalous!

gus-lopez · January 22, 2013, 15:42:52 PM

Just like the hmrc send out letters via Malta ?? wtf is that all about. Wouldn't mind if they arrived but so far 75% don't.

rozzieb · January 22, 2013, 14:21:21 PM

Yes, ramblagirl,

It is state pension, mine should have been in also and it didn't arrive, I also had a problem last month so I should be getting 2 today..........

ramblagirl · January 22, 2013, 14:17:18 PM

Are we talking state pensions here because my husband's pension should have been in the account today.

byrney · January 22, 2013, 14:09:16 PM

I spoke to them last week and they told me there´d been a cock-up with payments around Christmas and that people affected would be receiving "emergency payments" and that they´d eventually catch up....

nibbler · January 22, 2013, 13:08:51 PM

In the words of Victor Meldrew "I DON'T BELIEVE IT"
Nibbler :tiphat:

rozzieb · January 22, 2013, 11:33:18 AM

Mine not arrived yet either

verwood · January 22, 2013, 11:29:42 AM

Just contacted overseas pension people in UK to ask why my pension,which was due on the 18th, wasnt in my bank here yet.
I was told it would be in my account tomorrow, when i asked the reason for the 5 day delay i was told because of a bank holiday
so i asked what bank holiday? and was told it was a bank holiday in USA and that they use a bank there to transfer the pension.Amazing!!!!!!!