friend has sold her house and now got into a fold of sort. She has been informed because she has now too much money in the bank she is no longer entitled to ESA.
However she is concerned re her old age pension - she is now 58 - how does she ensure she gets it - does she have to get a "frank/stamp" every week. If so where does she go. Thanks
She will not be entitled to her old age pension until she is 66, at least not in the UK mainland. If she has worked during her life she will have made contributions which you can check either online or by writing to HMRC stating her national Insurance number. If she has not paid enough 'stamps' she could top it up with a lump sum but as I said earlier, she will not get her pension until she is 66
The state forecast mentioned by Tilly and Mamyalynne should clarify whether she needs to contribute anything. It may be that in addition to teh 27 years of work contributions have been paid for other periods- eg when in full time education, or if a stay at home mum for a while or if on certain benefits when not working.
If she was in a company pension scheme that was contacted out that may affect things too
Tilly I didn't advise you you that you shouldn't ask, I asked why you needed to know. I think my very first post covered your concerns so its all good and hopefully jennys friend can get her pension sorted.