AQW 19721/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 01/06/2021
Answered On Date: 04/06/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the reasons for the delay in the payment of Northern Ireland Civil Service Pensions for the month of May 2021.

Answer:

The delay in payment was due to an administrative error concerning the processing date. Unfortunately with the 31 May 2021 being a bank holiday this resulted in pensions not credited to bank accounts on 28 May 2021 as expected. All payments were made by 1 June 2021.