On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
Are you talking about pensions Martin? I have some o/s contributions
to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
not compulsory, and why would I want to live on a State pension
anyway? I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
time).
"martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 02:15:07 +0000, Mike Roebuck <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
> >>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
> >>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
> >>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
>
> I think I have solved their problem for them. For some reason without
> their knowledge they do something that cancels their direct debit
> authority. Each month, their computer tries to take money, the banks
> computer tells them to sod off, because they have no direct debit
> authority, nothing ripples up to human level. Their database is
> absolutely certain it acquired a payment from me for December 2003. My
> bank account shows that they took nothing and that they have no direct
> debit authorisation.
>
> >
> >Are you talking about pensions Martin?
>
> yes
>
> >I have some o/s contributions
> >to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
> >not compulsory,
>
> yes but voluntary pensions are a good deal. You get far more back than
> you put in.
>
> >and why would I want to live on a State pension
> >anyway?
>
> nobody wants to live on it, but you may as well take what's on offer.
>
> It would pay for your beer money, if nothing else.
>
> > I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
> >time).
>
The state pension is shite and will be until the link between average
earnings and the pension is restored. This government should hang its head
in shame.
The wrinklies should realise that their vote will decide who forms the next
government.
On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
Are you talking about pensions Martin? I have some o/s contributions
to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
not compulsory, and why would I want to live on a State pension
anyway? I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
time).
"martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 02:15:07 +0000, Mike Roebuck <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
> >>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
> >>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
> >>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
>
> I think I have solved their problem for them. For some reason without
> their knowledge they do something that cancels their direct debit
> authority. Each month, their computer tries to take money, the banks
> computer tells them to sod off, because they have no direct debit
> authority, nothing ripples up to human level. Their database is
> absolutely certain it acquired a payment from me for December 2003. My
> bank account shows that they took nothing and that they have no direct
> debit authorisation.
>
> >
> >Are you talking about pensions Martin?
>
> yes
>
> >I have some o/s contributions
> >to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
> >not compulsory,
>
> yes but voluntary pensions are a good deal. You get far more back than
> you put in.
>
> >and why would I want to live on a State pension
> >anyway?
>
> nobody wants to live on it, but you may as well take what's on offer.
>
> It would pay for your beer money, if nothing else.
>
> > I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
> >time).
>
The state pension is shite and will be until the link between average
earnings and the pension is restored. This government should hang its head
in shame.
The wrinklies should realise that their vote will decide who forms the next
government.
On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
Are you talking about pensions Martin? I have some o/s contributions
to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
not compulsory, and why would I want to live on a State pension
anyway? I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
time).
"martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 02:15:07 +0000, Mike Roebuck <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
> >>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
> >>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
> >>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
>
> I think I have solved their problem for them. For some reason without
> their knowledge they do something that cancels their direct debit
> authority. Each month, their computer tries to take money, the banks
> computer tells them to sod off, because they have no direct debit
> authority, nothing ripples up to human level. Their database is
> absolutely certain it acquired a payment from me for December 2003. My
> bank account shows that they took nothing and that they have no direct
> debit authorisation.
>
> >
> >Are you talking about pensions Martin?
>
> yes
>
> >I have some o/s contributions
> >to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
> >not compulsory,
>
> yes but voluntary pensions are a good deal. You get far more back than
> you put in.
>
> >and why would I want to live on a State pension
> >anyway?
>
> nobody wants to live on it, but you may as well take what's on offer.
>
> It would pay for your beer money, if nothing else.
>
> > I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
> >time).
>
The state pension is shite and will be until the link between average
earnings and the pension is restored. This government should hang its head
in shame.
The wrinklies should realise that their vote will decide who forms the next
government.
On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
Are you talking about pensions Martin? I have some o/s contributions
to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
not compulsory, and why would I want to live on a State pension
anyway? I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
time).
"martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 02:15:07 +0000, Mike Roebuck <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
> >>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
> >>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
> >>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
>
> I think I have solved their problem for them. For some reason without
> their knowledge they do something that cancels their direct debit
> authority. Each month, their computer tries to take money, the banks
> computer tells them to sod off, because they have no direct debit
> authority, nothing ripples up to human level. Their database is
> absolutely certain it acquired a payment from me for December 2003. My
> bank account shows that they took nothing and that they have no direct
> debit authorisation.
>
> >
> >Are you talking about pensions Martin?
>
> yes
>
> >I have some o/s contributions
> >to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
> >not compulsory,
>
> yes but voluntary pensions are a good deal. You get far more back than
> you put in.
>
> >and why would I want to live on a State pension
> >anyway?
>
> nobody wants to live on it, but you may as well take what's on offer.
>
> It would pay for your beer money, if nothing else.
>
> > I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
> >time).
>
The state pension is shite and will be until the link between average
earnings and the pension is restored. This government should hang its head
in shame.
The wrinklies should realise that their vote will decide who forms the next
government.
On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
Are you talking about pensions Martin? I have some o/s contributions
to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
not compulsory, and why would I want to live on a State pension
anyway? I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
time).
"martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 02:15:07 +0000, Mike Roebuck <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
> >>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
> >>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
> >>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
>
> I think I have solved their problem for them. For some reason without
> their knowledge they do something that cancels their direct debit
> authority. Each month, their computer tries to take money, the banks
> computer tells them to sod off, because they have no direct debit
> authority, nothing ripples up to human level. Their database is
> absolutely certain it acquired a payment from me for December 2003. My
> bank account shows that they took nothing and that they have no direct
> debit authorisation.
>
> >
> >Are you talking about pensions Martin?
>
> yes
>
> >I have some o/s contributions
> >to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
> >not compulsory,
>
> yes but voluntary pensions are a good deal. You get far more back than
> you put in.
>
> >and why would I want to live on a State pension
> >anyway?
>
> nobody wants to live on it, but you may as well take what's on offer.
>
> It would pay for your beer money, if nothing else.
>
> > I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
> >time).
>
The state pension is shite and will be until the link between average
earnings and the pension is restored. This government should hang its head
in shame.
The wrinklies should realise that their vote will decide who forms the next
government.
On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
Are you talking about pensions Martin? I have some o/s contributions
to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
not compulsory, and why would I want to live on a State pension
anyway? I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
time).
"martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 02:15:07 +0000, Mike Roebuck <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:00:09 +0000, martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Did you have problems with the Social Security people in Newcastle
> >>when you moved back to UK, Mike? The people there are really nice and
> >>helpful, but they seem to have a major software problem when it comes
> >>to collecting voluntary monthly contributions.
>
> I think I have solved their problem for them. For some reason without
> their knowledge they do something that cancels their direct debit
> authority. Each month, their computer tries to take money, the banks
> computer tells them to sod off, because they have no direct debit
> authority, nothing ripples up to human level. Their database is
> absolutely certain it acquired a payment from me for December 2003. My
> bank account shows that they took nothing and that they have no direct
> debit authorisation.
>
> >
> >Are you talking about pensions Martin?
>
> yes
>
> >I have some o/s contributions
> >to make from my time abroad, but my accountant says they're voluntary,
> >not compulsory,
>
> yes but voluntary pensions are a good deal. You get far more back than
> you put in.
>
> >and why would I want to live on a State pension
> >anyway?
>
> nobody wants to live on it, but you may as well take what's on offer.
>
> It would pay for your beer money, if nothing else.
>
> > I've paid some of them, but not the rest (yet - still have
> >time).
>
The state pension is shite and will be until the link between average
earnings and the pension is restored. This government should hang its head
in shame.
The wrinklies should realise that their vote will decide who forms the next
government.
