The Oldies Thread

[kev]

You can set up the account but not get this information without one of the two. Like you say there must be a lot of older folk not got either

Found this if it helps -

Claim by phone or post​

You can claim by phone if you reach State Pension age in the next 4 months.

If you want to claim by post, phone the Pension Service to get a State Pension claim form sent to you.

Telephone: 0800 731 7898
Textphone: 0800 731 7339

 

[RufusCat]

Can anyone above Pension age tell me if the DWP write and tell you what state pension you will receive. I got a year till retirement and have tried to get a pension forcast but to sign into Government Gateway you need a driving licence or passport and I have neither.

Just go on line, www.gov.uk on the section about State Pension forecasts. Fill in your details and it comes up with the current figure.

 

[helpimonfire]

I finally stopped gigging in September 2022 when I was in hospital for a week with sepsis and a kidney infection. I sold three of my Les Pauls, but still have this 1991 Custom.
View attachment 304457

And a close-up of the maple top:
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Very nice.

 

[Cake]

Can anyone above Pension age tell me if the DWP write and tell you what state pension you will receive. I got a year till retirement and have tried to get a pension forcast but to sign into Government Gateway you need a driving licence or passport and I have neither.

Is it photo identification or proof of age they need if you haven’t got a passport etc? Will they accept this? You can apply online. I think people have to use it now when voting with no photo identification

CitizenCard - UK Photo ID card & Proof Of Age

Get your national photo ID and proof of age card - apply online for a UK ID card today. Trusted identity cards since 1999 bear Home Office and police-approved PASS hologram.

www.citizencard.com

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Decided to take a look at the state pension online - I wouldn't get much but who knows. Need to access the site via govt id. start that, then on one screen it says enter your postcode, hello, I now live in the US... no postcode.
Thats it online inquiry ends....

 

[summerisle]

Different world.

 

[helpimonfire]

Different world.

Todays lot would stand no chance against the older generations.

 

[helpimonfire]

I remember when penny chews were 1/2 p

 

[Cake]

I remember when penny chews were 1/2 p

Thing is, I always felt I was getting way more for my money with the 'new money' because of the size of the coins (the new 1/2p was the equivalent of the old penny) as the chews stayed the same size.

When decimalisation came in a Mars bar was four and a half pence (compared to about eighty pence today?) and it was twice the size as it is now. The first time I 'had new money' was at a school trip to the Odeon on London Road. My Mum gave me 10p to buy some sweets and I bought a Mars bar, I can still remember the woman serving me counting the change into my hand "and a half makes five and five makes ten" and looking at size of the coins and how many there were thinking she'd robbed me!

 

[Littlesue]

Is it photo identification or proof of age they need if you haven’t got a passport etc? Will they accept this? You can apply online. I think people have to use it now when voting with no photo identification

CitizenCard - UK Photo ID card & Proof Of Age

Get your national photo ID and proof of age card - apply online for a UK ID card today. Trusted identity cards since 1999 bear Home Office and police-approved PASS hologram.

www.citizencard.com

No they won't use that according to the Jobcentre

 

[Littlesue]

Found this if it helps -

Claim by phone or post​

You can claim by phone if you reach State Pension age in the next 4 months.

If you want to claim by post, phone the Pension Service to get a State Pension claim form sent to you.

Telephone: 0800 731 7898
Textphone: 0800 731 7339

Yes but when you get form you still have to send proof of photo ID

 

[Littlesue]

Just go on line, www.gov.uk on the section about State Pension forecasts. Fill in your details and it comes up with the current figure.

This is what I get

 

[kev]

This is what I get

What a pain that is. It's ridiculous

 

[tonyhorne]

I enjoyed the punk period, as I was in my early twenties.

Lucky to see most of the big bands at Erics.

Sad to say, I don't think the bulk of the music has aged well.

I was a bit too young. I had a paper round back then and the tabloids were full of outrage at the stuff the Pistols and others were supposed to have done.

I suppose a lot of the music hasn't aged well but that is kind of how it is. The trendier it was at the time, the worse it seems later ...

 

[Cake]

No they won't use that according to the Jobcentre

I've just looked online and below is what I was given. If it won't let you do it online give them a call on Tuesday, they must be able to sort it as you say there must be so many who don't have those two types of id.

You can obtain a State Pension forecast without a passport by using the GOV.UK website to check your forecast online, or by contacting the Future Pension Centre by phone or post.

Here's a breakdown of the options:


1. Online:

• Visit the Check your State Pension forecast service on GOV.UK.
  
• You'll need your National Insurance number and some other personal details to verify your identity.
  
• The service will provide a forecast of your potential State Pension amount and when you'll be eligible.
  

2. By Phone or Post:

• Phone: Call the Future Pension Centre on 0800 731 0175 (or 0800 731 0176 for textphone).
  
• Post: Download the BR19 form from the GOV.UK website and send it to the Future Pension Centre.
  
• You can find the address and more information on the GOV.UK website.