A former DWP employee shares how the frequency of State Pension payments can easily be changed to weekly or fortnightly.
Liberal Democrat MP Rachel Gilmour recently urged the Department for Work and Pensions to consider “the potential merits of paying the State Pension in monthly instalments”. In a written response to the Tiverton and Minehead MP, Pensions Minister Emma Reynolds explained how the contributory benefit is usually paid every four weeks in arrears.
People already on the New or Basic State Pension Ex-DWP employee Sandra Wrench told the Daily Record: “If you have already made a claim for State Pension and are in receipt of four-weekly payments, and you want weekly payments, then phone the DWP change of circumstances telephone number on 0800 731 0469, and request weekly payments.
The DWP insider also said the four-weekly pay frequency may make it difficult to budget for household bills as it’s not paid monthly, especially if someone has been used to being paid their salary at the end of each month. The ex-DWP employee isn’t alone in raising awareness about the payment options. Back in 2021, BBC Radio 4 Money Box presenter and financial journalist Paul Lewis, highlighted the weekly payment option in the Radio Times. He explained: “Three quarters of all pensioners are paid four weeks in arrears, but a State Pension can also be paid weekly.
Recent analysis released by Royal London revealed only around half of people receiving the New State Pension last year were getting the full weekly amount - and around 150,000 were on less than £100 per week.
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