I went through this.. still am. I'll add a post here tomorrow. I asked in early 2021 and received pension record in June 2023. Found out 2 schools did the work, to prove I worked in 1997, 1999, 2005 etc.. Received second pension record to find Jan 2024, to find out that 20 years later, I was moved onto the new entrant pension (post 2004) and now pension age is 15 years away instead of 10. No AVC's as always told I didn't need them as payslip and salary scale suggest I am fine.I asked the DES for my record of service (for pension) last Nov. They said they were only dealing with family law cases & those retiring in 2023. I asked recently if they might have a rough idea of when I might get the record. They said they were only dealing with those retiring in 2024. Why is it so hard to get this? How long do people wait?
You have a legal right to pension statement estimate. Apply through a Data Subject access request which they have to reply to within a month. Ye should put in pq with your representative TD i cant believe this nonsense.Thanks Acer…they seem to be a law unto themselves! I don’t mind waiting but now they won’t even tell me when I might expect it. And like you, I could get any number of unpleasant surprises from it!
Yes, I really wish I had keep all my payslips. 1997 to 1998 - the school I worked in has since been bulldozed. There are ways around this though.Thanks Acer…they seem to be a law unto themselves! I don’t mind waiting but now they won’t even tell me when I might expect it. And like you, I could get any number of unpleasant surprises from it!
Yes, I really wish I had keep all my payslips. 1997 to 1998 - the school I worked in has since been bulldozed. There are ways around this though.
You could try phoning pensions today 2 to 5. I got through last Friday. Very nice team. Just very small. I have no partner, so no family law impending. Instead I said I was "thinking of career move"... Just so that you have a "way in". It is all a mess, even for Pensions. My post later will help.
@Meath Lady no afraid not, was Ulster Bank back then I'd say. But I will post now how I did find out more info:Acer perhaps you have bank statements going back to 1997 /1998, or perhaps you could order them. This would show you payments from DES.
I have found you need to triple check every figure they send you as when I retired they had multiple things wrong including trying to charge me superannuation that I had already paid.
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