Things to know about old pension scheme (4)

Why monthly pensions are sometimes delayed A number of reasons may cause delay in receipt of monthly pension. They include non- availability of funds, change in bank records or account numbering system; technical glitches on the e-payment platform; and operational delays by banks

Can I still be verified if I missed verification in my zone?

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate has suspended walk-in verification at its headquarters and state liaison offices of pensioners captured under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) until further notice. The suspension will affect pensioners under the Civil Service Pension Department (CSPD), the Police Pensions Department (PPD) and the Customs, Immigration and Prisons Pension Department (CIPPD).This is to allow PTAD conclude computation exercise for monthly pension payment due to pensioners whose data was collated and verified from across Nigeria. Normally, if you missed the verification in your zone, you could still be verified at our Abuja HQ.To enable PTAD to schedule you for verification, kindly scan and email the necessary documents to complaints@ptad.gov.ng. They are: Letter or gazette of first appointment, Letter or gazette of confirmation of appointment; Letter or gazette of last promotion; Letter of retirement; Evidence of BNV; Computation sheet (If you worked with the state government and you have Federal share).

In 2014, the Federal Government approved an increment in pensions, effective July 2010, and PTAD commenced payment of the 33 per cent pension payment increase in October 2014, and all arrears for 2014 were paid in December 2014.

Payments continued in 2016 and additional payments were made in November 2017 to all agencies that have arrears. As at April 2019, PTAD has been able to offset some of the arrears from all the pension departments. For instance, PTAD has paid 42 months arrears to pensioners of Civil Service Pension Department (CSPD) with no outstanding; same applies to Customs, Immigration and Prisons Pension Department (CIPPD), Police Pension Department (PPD) and Treasury Funded Parastatals Pension Department (PaPD)

I am a diaspora pensioner. How do I get verified?In partnership with Nigeria missions and embassies abroad, PTAD is in the process of working out a verification process for all diaspora pensioners. In the meantime, any pensioner on a visit home can come to PTAD Headquarters in Abuja any day to be verified. Please ensure you come along with documents required for verification as listed above.

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