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#1 Post by ajm »

Whats the procedure to get it paid into a french bank and are there any pitfalls apart from being at the mercy of the exchange rate?
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#2 Post by Hotrodder »

Phone the DWP. I think it was pretty easy, a while ago.
Humanity landed on the moon over fifty years ago but it seems too much to ask for a reliable telephone/internet service in rural France.
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#3 Post by Sparkle »

Really easy and you get the best rate.

Telephone: 00 44 191 218 7777
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#4 Post by ajm »

Thanks Sparkle. Apart from hanging on for 22 minutes to speak to somebody it's sorted.
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#5 Post by Sparkle »

Worth the wait for me thinks.
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#6 Post by Hotrodder »

Sparkle wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:05 pm Really easy and you get the best rate.

Telephone: 00 44 191 218 7777
On the day.
Humanity landed on the moon over fifty years ago but it seems too much to ask for a reliable telephone/internet service in rural France.
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#7 Post by hughnique »

I got my notice of the rise yesterday, 9.3 it works out didn't think that was too bad, better than a poke in the eye, due to very bad advice from our accountant years ago OH gets about half of what I get, always seems as if she should get more, but they say no.
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#8 Post by Quiksilver »

My letters to the head honchos of DWP and HMRC (and my UK MP) re. the £4k+ top-up contributions that they 'mislaid' for 7 months have borne fruit. The money has been miraculously found and credited and I've received a report and apology from a Complaints Manager. In fact, reading this report it's even more damning than I thought as all the things the minions should have done after each phone call are listed and none of them ever were done :shock: So now for the joys of actually applying for the pension.... :lol: I'm thinking of the whole episode as a warm-up for the Waspi battle to come :roll:
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#9 Post by A.N.Other »

hughnique wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:42 pmI got my notice of the rise yesterday, 9.3 it works out
How so, the rise for 2024 is 8.5% and AFAIK only applies to the state pension itself not additional components?
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#10 Post by glazedallover »

A.N.Other wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:43 pm
hughnique wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:42 pmI got my notice of the rise yesterday, 9.3 it works out
How so, the rise for 2024 is 8.5% and AFAIK only applies to the state pension itself not additional components?
Maybe he means £9.3 a week rather than a percentage.......? Mine is going up around 17 quid a week as from the 12th.
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