jwest10 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 6/6/2021 at 10:46 AM, Kwasaki said: Not sure what you mean I knew when I came to Thailand when my UK pension was due it would be frozen the same as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and many other countries. It was my choice. Most did not I can assure you of this!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwest10 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, fredscats said: At it again,like a dog with a bone. Can go back 10 years and the same old story,frozen pit,frozen pensions,...but its how many you succeeded in influencing,hopefully not many, with all the rubbish spouted, and that is all it ever was... rubbish. Cold comfort,each and every one of you,hoping against hope that the guy with bowler hat comes a'knockin',never will,but please keep on ramping up the doom and gloom stuff entertains ,really it does Nobody ever repeat EVER has ever been apprehended living here on frozen pension 'cept their own stupidity,can inc NZ AU SA too,but please concentrate on TH if that suits Well one day but did post earlier as far as I know none has ever been prosecuted and what do they do every 2 years still use a relatives address in Uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, jwest10 said: Well one day but did post earlier as far as I know none has ever been prosecuted and what do they do every 2 years still use a relatives address in Uk. Look,a few minutes ago,I stated it was none of your business what I do,what anybody else does for that matter,you chose,keep it at that....but no,keep churning c.rap out Edited September 15, 2021 by fredscats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 40 minutes ago, jwest10 said: Most did not I can assure you of this!!! Well rather a irresponsible way about planning a retirement anywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Multiple personal attacks and replies stemming from a person using CAPS have been removed. Please do not use caps when posting as your post will be removed, as it is also poor etiquette and hijacks the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 6:17 AM, fangless said: It is not a fact. It is an opinion! OK, so where are the enormous sums of money going to come from? All governments are aware of this but of course are keeping quiet about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangless Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, cooked said: OK, so where are the enormous sums of money going to come from? All governments are aware of this but of course are keeping quiet about it. Please note that I did not disagree with the overall tenet of your post. I objected to you stating it as a "fact", as it can only be an opinion at present as they may find a "solution". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bert bloggs Posted September 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2021 In the future i can see the govt pension being only paid to those who do not have a private one,they have started by calling it a benifit,mind you with the vast amount of illegals coming to Britain that i doubt will ever be removed ,integate or work ,i fear for the young peopled future prospects,by the way i did try to find on the internet about prosecutions for claiming rises while in Thailand could not see any,anyone have found any ,? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, bert bloggs said: In the future i can see the govt pension being only paid to those who do not have a private one,they have started by calling it a benifit,mind you with the vast amount of illegals coming to Britain that i doubt will ever be removed ,integate or work ,i fear for the young peopled future prospects,by the way i did try to find on the internet about prosecutions for claiming rises while in Thailand could not see any,anyone have found any ,? The folk I know who were caught never went to court, they settled it with pensions. Paid back what they wanted and paid the fine, which I think was a 1000 quid. Bit of a story, but my friend got away with the 1000 quid fine.. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, transam said: The folk I know who were caught never went to court, they settled it with pensions. Paid back what they wanted and paid the fine, which I think was a 1000 quid. Bit of a story, but my friend got away with the 1000 quid fine.. So did someone tell on them or did they not have an address in the UK ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, transam said: The folk I know who were caught never went to court, they settled it with pensions. Paid back what they wanted and paid the fine, which I think was a 1000 quid. Bit of a story, but my friend got away with the 1000 quid fine.. Could never be settled with pensions, OAP is non-sanctionable (non punishable)it is impossible ,I tell you impossible... It does state in DWP guidelines,cannot be touched I think these,whoever they were should immediately approach the DWP and appeal,they surely will receive refund,but if this tale of yours is above board,which obv. is lurid and suspect.must be in the genes Edited September 16, 2021 by fredscats 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 46 minutes ago, bert bloggs said: So did someone tell on them or did they not have an address in the UK ? My friend was using his sisters address as she handled all his paperwork, he new nothing about frozen pensions. He told me about his friend in Patts who got stung, I knew of a guy, dead now, who was on the fiddle and gad to pay up. Grassed up, no idea. My friends' problem I believe may have been caused by his sister, but he did not have to pay the 1000 quid because he had had brain surgery which was the main reason his sister did his paperwork. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 A number of reported posts removed along with responses. Debate the subject NOT the person, and any accusations etc will be regarded as trolling and dealt with accordingly. Keep it civil please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 So who will be getting the pension rise in april i wonder looks like 3.1% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 On 6/8/2021 at 8:15 AM, dasboot said: In a phone call to a woman at the International pension centre she told me you can, i didn’t have my invitation code until after i sent the forms in. They took 30 days to get there, this was two months before my birthday, my first payment arrived two months after my birthday, definitely call them and try the invitation code first. As a byline every single single person i spoke to could not have been more helpful. Had my invitation code .......... Called earlier this month (from a UK number), they said claiming pension by phone no longer an option (even though website says it is). My only options were internet or fill out the forms. Tried the internet claim, web address blocked from people outside the UK. Loaded up a VPN and claimed from London, done in about 2 minutes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) On 5/22/2021 at 8:03 AM, nong38 said: When I tried to phone DWP with the 0800 number it would not go through I had to phone the number for overseas and yes the usual 20 minute wait. Skype UK phone number $22 for 3 months. Extra charge for outgoing calls (about $10 for 400 minutes), free for incoming calls. I use it to call my UK bank, DWP, HMRC ....... never any problems, works perfectly. Well worth the expense for me to appear to be in London. VeePN is a free add on for Chrome browser. Also allows me to appear to be in London, also works with BBC iPlayer but not ITVplayer. Edited November 9, 2021 by BritManToo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwest10 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 56 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Had my invitation code .......... Called earlier this month (from a UK number), they said claiming pension by phone no longer an option (even though website says it is). My only options were internet or fill out the forms. Tried the internet claim, web address blocked from people outside the UK. Loaded up a VPN and claimed from London, done in about 2 minutes. Wonder if you got round about getting the annual indexation but did you have to supply your address here and you realise it is disgustingly frozen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwest10 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 49 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Skype UK phone number $22 for 3 months. Extra charge for outgoing calls (about $10 for 400 minutes), free for incoming calls. I use it to call my UK bank, DWP, HMRC ....... never any problems, works perfectly. Well worth the expense for me to appear to be in London. VeePN is a free add on for Chrome browser. Also allows me to appear to be in London, also works with BBC iPlayer but not ITVplayer. So did you give an address in the UK and you realise Thailand pensioners are frozen??? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted November 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2021 Just now, jwest10 said: So did you give an address in the UK and you realise Thailand pensioners are frozen??? I live in the UK, have never left the country, not even for a holiday. Don't have a passport either. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwest10 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, bert bloggs said: So who will be getting the pension rise in april i wonder looks like 3.1% Bertbloggs I certainly won't as many State pensioners here in Thailand receive a frozen pension meaning many have had not one penny increase but there are a fair few who will get it as use an UK address but what happens every 2 years when proof of still alive, the same. Not stating you do this but it happens and people playing by the rules do get penalised. Same as many other issues and the growing minority around the world have this attitude "I will do what I like" and ongoing for decades. Edited November 9, 2021 by jwest10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted November 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, jwest10 said: but what happens every 2 years when proof of still alive, the same. As far as I know, 'Proof of life' is only required for pensioners living outside the UK. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jwest10 Posted November 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, BritManToo said: I live in the UK, have never left the country, not even for a holiday. Don't have a passport either. Oh I have seen posters but not replied and apologies to you and yes you must love Thailand as see many of your great posts. Edited November 9, 2021 by jwest10 SPELLING 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwest10 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Just now, BritManToo said: As far as I know, 'Proof of life' is only required for pensioners living outside the UK. EXACTLY but in the main but have heard some in the UK also!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Daeng Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, BritManToo said: Had my invitation code .......... Called earlier this month (from a UK number), they said claiming pension by phone no longer an option (even though website says it is). My only options were internet or fill out the forms. Tried the internet claim, web address blocked from people outside the UK. Loaded up a VPN and claimed from London, done in about 2 minutes. Perhaps I'm being cynical but maybe they are trying to make it more inconvenient to claim your state pension until they can clear the huge backlog of unprocessed claims. I claimed my pension by phone (Skype) in mid-August (roughly 3 months before my 66th birthday) and was told that there was currently a delay of about 11 weeks before claims would be processed. Coincidentally, I had received a letter containing my "invitation code" the day before. Edited November 10, 2021 by Mutt Daeng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said: Perhaps I'm being cynical but maybe they are trying to make it more inconvenient to claim your state pension until they can clear the huge backlog of unprocessed claims. I claimed my pension by phone (Skype) in mid-August (roughly 3 months before my 66th birthday) and was told that there was currently a delay of about 11 weeks before claims would be processed. Coincidentally, I had received a letter containing my "invitation code" the day before. Sure, but I received the invitation 3 months before my retirement date, so 11 weeks processing would still be 1 week early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 22 hours ago, bert bloggs said: So who will be getting the pension rise in april i wonder looks like 3.1% The House of Lords are kicking off about the increase and there seem to be hope that Sunak will give in and pay out the 8% we will see, they should after raising the National living wage to level that is well above what Pensioners get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 21 hours ago, BritManToo said: Skype UK phone number $22 for 3 months. Extra charge for outgoing calls (about $10 for 400 minutes), free for incoming calls. I use it to call my UK bank, DWP, HMRC ....... never any problems, works perfectly. Well worth the expense for me to appear to be in London. VeePN is a free add on for Chrome browser. Also allows me to appear to be in London, also works with BBC iPlayer but not ITVplayer. I have a phone with 2 sims in it, One has a UK network but runs as TRUE out here, the other sim is Thai with DTAC. I use the DTAC sim to call England just need to put 004 then 44 then the UK number minus the 0 incredibly cheap, 20 minute wait included and under 100 bts. Not familiar with the Skype phones I thought they had stopped making them! Or how they would show up over in Thailand if calling back to the UK, might be using a local network, well DTAC works for me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 21 hours ago, jwest10 said: Not stating you do this but it happens and people playing by the rules do get penalised. I didn't do anything it was the UK tax man that found out where I lived, not that I was going to defauld went claiming. I was aware my UK govt pension would be frozen as is my private ones I had taken that into account when I was planning retirement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Daeng Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, BritManToo said: Sure, but I received the invitation 3 months before my retirement date, so 11 weeks processing would still be 1 week early. Fair enough. Edited November 10, 2021 by Mutt Daeng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, nong38 said: I have a phone with 2 sims in it, One has a UK network but runs as TRUE out here, the other sim is Thai with DTAC. I use the DTAC sim to call England just need to put 004 then 44 then the UK number minus the 0 incredibly cheap, 20 minute wait included and under 100 bts. Not familiar with the Skype phones I thought they had stopped making them! Or how they would show up over in Thailand if calling back to the UK, might be using a local network, well DTAC works for me anyway. I purchased a London landline phone number for my Skype account. Anyone with caller ID in the UK can see my London landline number, and call me back on that number. There is a choice of many UK areas in which to base your Skype number. Skype is an app that I run on my mobile phone. DTAC/True may well work you, but it doesn't show the person you call that you are phoning from a UK address. Which is the whole point with DWP/HMRC and your UK bank. Edited November 10, 2021 by BritManToo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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