Entitlement to State Pension Entitlement form

[jwest10]

Hi All

Yes was just posting and a power outage and most what I typed went off the screen!!!.

Sorry if on wrong forum, but have been reading and am aware of the Entitlement of state Pension and had to do one myself in 2016 and led to believe everyone would be targetted at least once every 5 years and seem to remember reading about this.
Yes some people are giving a false address in the UK, but living in Thailand (I personally know of no one and myself included) and receiving  a cost of living increase on their State Pension, even though Thailand is one of a number of Countries whose pensioners pension is frozen.
Also led to believe that spouses who have had joint bank accounts and when their partner dies, do not inform Newcastle of this and the pension monies still going in to the bank account.
Led to believe in Karma, but I have not come across it myself at all
Yes, there is a forum regarding the Frozen pension issue and one where I have been very much involved in, but frankly the powers that could do anything, simply refuse to do anything.

However, this is not to be discussed here, but just wondered if other members get a form each year, but believe everyone targetted every so often. Can anyone clarify this please?

 
 

Edited February 22, 2017 by jwest10
power cut outage and most of post zipped off page

[evadgib]

So what you're actually asking is who can sign proof-of-life form?

 

 

https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-if-you-retire-abroad/report-a-change-in-your-circumstances

 

Key paragraph:

If you’re asked to fill in a ‘life certificate’

You may get a ‘life certificate’ form from the Department for Work and Pensions to check you’re still eligible for the State Pension.

You need to get the form signed by a witness. The instructions are on the form.

Your witness doesn’t have to live in the UK or have a passport from any specific country.

The people who can sign the form are the same as those who can ‘countersign’ a passport photo.

Your payments may be suspended if you don’t send the form back.

Edited February 22, 2017 by evadgib
added a link

[jwest10]

46 minutes ago, evadgib said:

So what you're actually asking is who can sign proof-of-life form?

 

 

https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-if-you-retire-abroad/report-a-change-in-your-circumstances

 

Key paragraph:

If you’re asked to fill in a ‘life certificate’

You may get a ‘life certificate’ form from the Department for Work and Pensions to check you’re still eligible for the State Pension.

You need to get the form signed by a witness. The instructions are on the form.

Your witness doesn’t have to live in the UK or have a passport from any specific country.

The people who can sign the form are the same as those who can ‘countersign’ a passport photo.

Your payments may be suspended if you don’t send the form back.

 

evadgib Thank u for information but also wanted to know if anyone receives this form every year and believe I did read that foreign expats would be targetted say once every 4 or 5 years. Do you know if this is sent out yearly and does anyone have experience of this?
Thanks
 

[evadgib]

I believe it starts at 5 years & slips to 3 as you get older and annually later still but there's no hard and fast rule.

Edited February 22, 2017 by evadgib

[OJAS]

I received my first request for a Life Certificate last June after barely 1 year of claiming the State Pension!

[Flustered]

And be aware that if the pensions dept is not notified of your death together with a certified death certificate, they will claim back the pension to the date of the previous life certificate from the estate.