Pumpuynarak

Yes indeed it should be R43, my apologies.

If her widows pension income exceeds the personal allowance currently £12570 pa she will pay income tax, that is what HMRC have told me. They also told me she will have to claim the personal allowance each year at the end of each year by completing form K43 and then receive a lump sum refund.

Yes indeed i got exactly the same treatment. I also have received a letter from the DWP confirming the frozen amount but i have'nt as yet passed it on to HMRC as i can't quite believe its necessary due to my many phone calls but............................. The incompetence of both these UK government departments is imo quite amazing, after researching back the last 6 years including the next tax year i have found 4 years where i have been credited with receiving the state pension increases and taxed accordingly.

Great result and TFP, lets hope they actually do what they say, ime that is not always the case. I look forward to receiving the same good news.

Complaint lodged.....

Now i've been told after spending much time on the phone to HMRC that mine has been corrected but i can't find any evidence of the correction, i have my doubts.

This is how my SP is shown on my 2024-2025 income, the figure of £135 is incorrect as i have pointed out to them many times as i don't receive the triple lock increases. Now if the guy who agreed to amend the figure to the correct amount has actually done what he said surely i will now see the correct amended figure of £124 ? Now that has not happened despite the fact that i contacted him on 12th Feb. I wonder if he has done but for whatever reason its not showing on this info page. Now i have tried to ''update'' the figure as indicated but it will not allow me to do so to the correct figure.

Thanks for that, your guy has clearly done what he said he was going to do. You mention evidencing by seeing your revised tax code and SP estimated taxable income, well my PAYE Income Tax Summary actually quotes my SP figure at the bottom of the page, does yours not ?

Yes indeed but why should i have to ? I'm going to lodge a complaint too.

Now i've been checking every working day since last wednesday and no corrected figures have appeared 😒

Yes i have the ''Update estimated income'' but it only referring to INCOME i receive from my company pension scheme and does'nt include my State Pension which is shown separatly, thats how i can establish that the figures quoted are incorrect cos they include the UK triple lock increases that i don't receive. Now i can try to update these incorrect SP figures but its not proving successful, their system is not allowing it for some inexplicable reason ?????? thats why i'm on the phone to them. I have many years ago got them to correct these figures and received substantial tax refunds for many years of overpayment but this problem is continually present each and every year. Their system is basically F***** and they don't seem capable of correcting it once and for all or they could'nt GAF. Now WHERE or WHO is supplying this info to HMRC or do they just come up with the figure assuming i receive the SP increases despite them having my Thailand address so not being eligible, that is the question, the plot thickens lol

Sorry i missed this part of your post, could you update once you have made the application, TIA

So exactly where did you find the changes evidenced ? I'm using my UK Government Gateway Account to access ''Your PAYE Income Tax summary for 6 April 2024 to 5 April 2025'' and '' Income Tax comparison : current tax year and next tax year'' which clearly show the amount of weekly state pension, in my case £135 pw for 2024 - 2025 and 140 pw for 2025 - 2026, these amounts include the triple lock pension increases which i'm obviously not receiving.

Very interesting, thanks for your post. So confusion reigns, i think we need someone who has experience of actually claiming the widows pension on behalf of a friends widow. Is there anyone out there who can help ? i'll make a few enquiries with friends i have here in Korat and report back.

So why the new TM30 ?

Well they have NEVER requested a new TM30 from me.

I did exactly the same yesterday as soon as the phone lines opened and finally got to speak to a very helpful guy who understood what i was saying. I also pointed out to him that my ''next tax year 6 April 2025'' was also showing the pension increase despite not qualifying for any increase, he agreed to amend that along with the tax year 24/25. Now i've just checked my Government Gateway account and to date there have been no adjustments so i have'nt managed your ''15 minutes later'' hmmmmmmmmmm.............

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I'm not getting any urinary infections but i am sure i'm suffering urinary retention as i'm not peeing any significant amounts so. My comment ''but its obviously doing the job'' is because i'm not suffering any issues causing problems. I think i'm going to stop taking these meds and see what happens.

Update - Well life goes on, i seem to be dealing with my urinary problems even though i'm not peeing any significant amounts but its obviously doing the job, no infections and urinating a couple of times a night and 5/6 times a day. Now i've been taking these tablets for a few months now and like you i don't really think they are doing anything, maybe i should stop taking and see what happens, what do you think ?

Yes indeed BUT your wifey could continue to receive your SP until such time that a POL is required, that could be up to 2 years and more if my experience is anything to go by. I've registered our marriage in the UK and the BE is aware also of our marriage but if nobody advises them of my death the SP continues to be paid and what chance do you think they've got of getting it refunded ? I think the BE would no doubt pass it on to eventually end up with the DWP. I think the only chance of it not ending up in the hands of the DWP is if Thailands authorities fail to do their job. Whatever i've told wifey to just keep stum and let them continue to pay the SP, i have no concern considering their refusal to pay me any increases, tit for tat ehh lol

So how does the DWP get notified of our demise ?

The last time i did a POL and posted it EMS it cost me 1300bht to the UK from memory, how do you manage to get it for only 200bht ?

Yes indeed, i'm a retired Magistrate and sign many POL for mates, like you i don't have any stamp. Now why can't i sign my own ? lol

Thankyou, perhaps i should have indicated that our UK state pension is paid 13 times a year not 12 times (monthly) thats why we receive 2 payments in one month of the year.