Hi all,
This is a bit of a unusual one but here it goes.
An elderly relative of mine who has been retired for some time - 23 years has never claimed for his contributory pension.
He was in full time employment until he retired at the age of 65 - he was a civil servant and I presume paying a stamp.
He has his own private pension but never applied for a state pension. It was only brought to my attention in the last week.
My question is - am I wrong in assuming that he would have been entitled to a pension - if he is would it be too late to apply now and would he be entitled to back pay even though he retired some 23 years ago.
Thanks in advance for any information.
Angela59
This is a bit of a unusual one but here it goes.
An elderly relative of mine who has been retired for some time - 23 years has never claimed for his contributory pension.
He was in full time employment until he retired at the age of 65 - he was a civil servant and I presume paying a stamp.
He has his own private pension but never applied for a state pension. It was only brought to my attention in the last week.
My question is - am I wrong in assuming that he would have been entitled to a pension - if he is would it be too late to apply now and would he be entitled to back pay even though he retired some 23 years ago.
Thanks in advance for any information.
Angela59