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Dependable, trustworthy, and efficient. Dependable, trustworthy, and efficient. Reviewed on: 4th September 2024
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Still haven't had a small pot claim processed months... Still haven't had a small pot claim processed months after initially trying. The website form didn't work so they sent a paper form which took weeks t... Read more Reviewed on: 28th April 2025
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Still haven't had a small pot claim processed months...

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Still haven't had a small pot claim processed months after initially trying. The website form didn't work so they sent a paper form which took weeks to arrive, filled in and sent back. 3 weeks later called to chase - given some rubbish about my old employer having given them a finish date in the future. Sent a P45 which is pretty clear evidence that I've finished! Waited another 2 weeks and chased, got the same response back, we have a future finish date for you! Phoned my old employer - we've told them you've finished working here. Multiple emails and phone calls and several months later still no sign of it being processed. There are multiple reviews where customers have been given the same excuse of future finish date. Dismally poor service or deliberately stalling claims?? Reviewed on: 28th April 2025
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I live abroad so my initial contact was with the...

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I live abroad so my initial contact was with the Web chat advisor who was very helpful . However the claims dept the service was terrible. Lack of acknowledgement, my emails weren't answered for 2/3 weeks, and vague answers. I kept going over the same ground with my info. The whole process took over 5 months Reviewed on: 24th April 2025
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The company is total garbage and scams you of your m...

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The company is total garbage and scams you of your money. Keep away!!! Reviewed on: 15th September 2024
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DeniS

Awful at paying out

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I turned 55 in April.Applied for my small pot pension to pay for my wife to have foot surgery to alleviate her pain.I provided every document that was requested.Delays followed.Finally I was messaged to contact an 0300 telephone number.Except it doesn't work from Ireland.The UK open university 0300 does ,so clearly it's people's partnership have the problem.Thanfully my sister works in the industry and she found 01293 586666.I called and spoke to reception.She tried to transfer me to the small pots team ,before coming back and saying thry would not speak to me but wanted me to answer questions such as ,am I really me ,and was I taking my smallpot of my own free will.Bu****"it basically. They then waited twenty more working days and paid out with no further communication.No email or nothing.I can no longer get onto the portal either.I was paid out about 5 percent less than my illustration when I first requested my smallpot 3 months earlier.So I've seen the typical people's partnership response asking people to email them on this website.So my response is you have my details ,why don't you email me and I will take twenty working days to reply to you.Robert Cave Date of experience: 18 July 2024 Reviewed on: 19th July 2024
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Awful customer service

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They are a nightmare to deal with. If you ever need help with anything, they usually take at least a week to even reply. When they do reply, they just come with more problems than solutions. It never feels like you're actually communicating with a human, but rather, just someone copying/pasting responses. Even simple things like setting up individual payments are incredibly difficult to set up with them. If I can't trust them with simple tasks or to communicate with me when I need help, I can't trust them with my money. Reviewed on: 17th July 2024
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Nightmare experience.

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Nightmare experience. Can’t even get a refund which I was legally entitled to Reviewed on: 15th March 2024
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Ioannis N

I have opted out from my pension in October trying t...

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I have opted out from my pension in October trying to get my money is a total nightmare phone every day ridiculous way they use excuses still nothing Reviewed on: 3rd March 2024
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Utter rubbish customer service. AVOID.

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Paying your money in, no problem. But getting your money back, it's utter, utter rubbish customer service. Having been told my cash download would take 'up to 20 working days' to process, and given a completion date, it wasn't. On complaining in a call, I was told bluntly that 'other customers were in the queue before me', so I had to be patient. Despite reminding them I was actually a customer, and this was MY money, they had no mechanism in place to discuss and escalate the issue, unless I started an 'official' complaint with the company which they would then respond to 'within another 3 days'. Dinosaur companies like this should have been forced out of business ages ago. Reviewed on: 27th February 2024
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The worst company I've ever dealt with

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The worst company I've dealt with in 61 years of life. I've been treat in an appalling manner. There has been no customer care. Excuse after excuse about why my small pot hasn't been paid. Issues with the web site. Issues with my paperwork, issues with my photos, issues with my bank statement, problems with missing information. I was asked to send a hard copy of my bank statement. Which I did. I said, to clarify. Is this everything you need? They replied yes. That's it. I got a letter this morning asking me for more information. Why was this not pointed out when I asked? Because they want to hold onto your money as long as possible. It's an absolute scam. Even when you leave a review of the company. And write to their special help line. There is still no help forthcoming. I don't know how older less savvy technophobes cope. Because I'm really struggling with it. This has been going on since October Reviewed on: 4th February 2024
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Fobbed off with ridiculous excuses.

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Fobbed off with ridiculous excuses. They have our money, and all the paperwork needed. Still no payout Reviewed on: 18th January 2024
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