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Unpaid state pension after death.

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Dilemma Fri 02-Aug-24 17:48:23

As some of you may recall, my husband had Lewy Body Dementia for several years and spent the last 18 months in a nursing home and died peacefully on July 2nd.
When I registered his death, I was advised to use the “Tell us once” online form to inform all government departments. I did this on July 4th and have heard nothing since.
His last state pension, paid in arrears, arrived on June 14th so I calculated that the DWP owed 18 days, or around £580 as my husband received the full “new” state pension.
When no payment was received after 4 weeks, I phoned the DWP to be told, after security checks and much keyboard activity at the other end of the line, that a payment was indeed due, had been processed on July 29th and would be in my account on August 5th.
Now it might just be my usual cynicism, but I suspect I would not have received any payment had I not requested it.
So I thought I would ask you good people on Gransnet whether any of you had had a similar experience, or whether “owed” state pension turned up without being chased.
Over to you!

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biglouis Fri 02-Aug-24 18:01:13

I was quite surprised when my state pension came through on exactly the day it shoud have done but I would certainly have chased it had it been otherwise. I am always surprised when anything involving a government department happens when it should! Or am I being a mite cynical?

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charley68 Fri 02-Aug-24 18:03:35

When my husband died, I was requested to repay an overpayment. The request came 2 weeks after his death.

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tanith Fri 02-Aug-24 18:41:15

I also repaid an overpayment.

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Dilemma Fri 02-Aug-24 18:55:05

I don’t understand how there could be an overpayment when state pensions are paid in arrears.
So far, my cynicism appears unfounded……

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Katyj Fri 02-Aug-24 19:12:10

My mum died the 2nd of June, she received her pension the day after. I called and told them, they said it had to be repaid but it took them five weeks to send a very apologetic letter requesting it back.

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charley68 Fri 02-Aug-24 19:20:10

Dilemma I just repaid, and did not have the energy to argue.

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midgey Fri 02-Aug-24 19:27:02

I had a letter only last week to tell me that the DWP had not paid me my correct pension for FOUR YEARS! I realise that Covid caused many problems but I did think the ‘Tell Us Once’ would work.

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Primrose53 Fri 02-Aug-24 19:47:32

charley68

When my husband died, I was requested to repay an overpayment. The request came 2 weeks after his death.

This happened to my BIL. He paid straight away but Money Saving Expert says you do not have to pay it back.

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karmalady Sun 18-Aug-24 06:08:21

Morally you do need to pay it back. I had a request for an overpayment after my husband died, I paid it immediately. Taxpayers pay if you don`t

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Kim19 Sun 18-Aug-24 08:07:12

This is why I opted to have my pension weekly.

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