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State Pension (UK) increase

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Has anyone received the notification letter that states the percentage increase to the state Pension? I usually get this around the end of February, however have had any notification so far this year. :!: :?:
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Lincoln wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:35 pm Has anyone received the notification letter that states the percentage increase to the state Pension? I usually get this around the end of February, however have had any notification so far this year. :!: :?:
Has it not occurred to you that the post from the UK to Cyprus is often very much delayed? Besides which, it is quite possible that the offices that send out the notifications may be understaffed because of coronavirus or even the common cold?
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Devil wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:10 pm
Lincoln wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:35 pm Has anyone received the notification letter that states the percentage increase to the state Pension? I usually get this around the end of February, however have had any notification so far this year. :!: :?:
Has it not occurred to you that the post from the UK to Cyprus is often very much delayed? Besides which, it is quite possible that the offices that send out the notifications may be understaffed because of coronavirus or even the common cold?
I am regularly getting post from the UK all in good time. That is not my question. The question was HAS ANYONE received the notification re the pension increase.
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Lincoln wrote: Has anyone received the notification letter that states the percentage increase to the state Pension?

I have NOT received the notification letter that states the percentage increase to the state Pension.
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ditto also Lincoln, receive other posts but not state pension increase, have done in the past but not this year, should be due as you say February.
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Does this mean that we won't get our 2.5% increase without a confirmation letter, or will we?what worrying times we live in 🙄
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Apparently it is going up by £4.40 per week. As for the letter, I have no idea. Perhaps there are not enough Staff in the office to press the print n despatch button!
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Received ours (UK) yesterday but it does not state the percentage increase however some good news. Apparently next year at age 80 I will be paid an extra 25p per week
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Think yourself lucky Jag it used to be whopping 10p 😆
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Not heard about my state pension, but part of my disability living allowance is going up by 10 a week !

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Many thanks for the replies. I thought it was just me.
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For those who are still interested the pension is going up by 2.5% this April. Civil service pension by 0.7% All this information is on google.
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The above posts are reassuring for me as I was wondering if I was the only one who hadn't got the pension letter.

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Quite by chance, in this mornings post was -a letter from The Pension Service telling me what my new pension rate was effective from 14th April!! :D
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You will still get the raise, even if the letter is late or does not arrive at all ;-)
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My memory says that previous letters from the DWP have always been posted from the Netherlands, I suppose the work was contracted out!
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received mine this morning, later than normal, hope success for others. date posted 06/02/2021.
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Stafffie- Out of interest was it postmarked from the UK or from a Dutch office?
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Mine came this morning.
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