Frozen UK State Pensions and Wrong Income Tax

[durhamboy]

Are any British pensioners here experiencing income tax problems with their frozen state pensions? The frozen pension situation is another matter upon which I could write a length. However, the issue I have is that HMRC are assuming that I get the state pension annual increases when, as I live in Thailand, I don't. Whilst I don't pay income tax on my state pension I do have other private pension income and because HMRC have the wrong state pension amounts it therefore affects my tax coding and I am paying too much tax. It's galling to realise that not only is my pension frozen but I am also effectively paying tax on increases I don't get!

 

I have tried to get to the source of these errors and find out who, HMRC or DWP, are making wrong assumptions about my state pension payments. I spoke at length to the International Pensions Centre and they are adamant that they do not supply pension payments amounts for individuals to HMRC. I find this hard to believe but in 2 calls to different people they both said the same.

 

I also spoke to HMRC who said it is the DWP that supply them with the figures but they could not/would not tell me anything further about my particular case. Instead HMRC have issued me with erroneous tax assessments and have not responded to appeal letters by snail mail and notifications that I have made on my Government Gateway account.

 

I also have a friend here in Thailand who thinks the same thing is happening to him.

 

So my question is does anyone here have similar problems and what is the best way to fix everything?

 

Many thanks.

[MartinL]

Check this thread from earlier this year:-