No delays to pensions following high demand for statements

Monday, 4 March 2024 09:30

The Island's Treasury Minister says nobody will be paid late because of high demand for pensions statements.

In the House of Keys, he faced a question from Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse about delays to state pension forecasts.

Dr Allinson explained the UK had extended a deadline for people to pay gaps in their National Insurance contributions - and so his department had seen a huge rise in the number of people requesting statements.

But he said that wouldn't mean any delays to people getting their state pensions:

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