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Yes, sometimes the pension payment can't take time to process. That is several months. They will backpay you. What you can do is issue a follow-up just as a courtesy.
Yes, sometimes the pension payment can't take time to process. That is several months. They will backpay you. What you can do is issue a follow-up just as a courtesy.
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