Lack of information about what a person has to do for a pension based on spouse NI record.

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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

Ref: FOI2021/42270 &
43539
14 June 2021

We no longer hold copies of the letters requested as old letters are removed from use

1)Can you please tell me if they have been archived and sent to Kew and if so a reference number to request it from Kew Archives.

2) A telephone claims service was introduced in 2005/6.
Can you please send me a typescript used by the claims service so that people did not have to put in a claim form. If you don't still have it can you give me the reference of it if it is archived at Kew.

3)I have enclosed a copy of the most recent version available of BR33 (October 2008) which was sent to citizens as an invite to claim State Pension.

4) On page 6 it mentions the following.

If you would like a forecast of your entitlement

You may be able to improve your state pension.
If you would like a forecast of your entitlement based on NI contributions of .
>Late spouse or late civil partner or
ex- spouse or ex -civil partner

I can't see any mention of what they have to do if they have a spouse.

Can you please tell me why the booklet does not mention what a person has to do if they have a spouse.

Can you tell me what they have to do if they have a spouse as the booklet does not mention it.

5)Can you please let me have a copy of a earlier version of BR33. If you don't have it can you let me have the Kew reference number to obtain a copy.

6) can you let me have a copy of anything sent out to the public about claiming state pension that mentions a person had to put in a claim for pension base on spouses state pension when the spouse reached state pension age.

Yours faithfully,

C. Thompson

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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

Can you please tell me when I will get a reply because by law you should have replied by the 15 July 2021.

Yours faithfully,

C. Thompson

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Dear DWP freedom-of-information-requests,
Thanks for coming back so quickly.
You said

We responded to you on 6 July using the reference FOI2021/48885.

The response was of eight documents – could this have been too large for
your Inbox?

Please contact us further, if required, to enable resolution of this
matter,

DWP Central Freedom of Information Team.

As you say this may have been too large for my inbox can you please resend it in a suitable resolution.

Yours sincerely,

C. Thompson

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Dear C Thompson,

I apologise that due to technical issues our response has been delayed.

I am writing in response to your request for information, received 16th
June.

Part 1 of 2

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DWP Central FoI Team

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Dear C Thompson,

I apologise that due to technical issues our response has been delayed.

I am writing in response to your request for information, received 16th
June.

Part 2 of 2

Yours sincerely,

DWP Central FoI Team