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Changes to the currency of UK State Pension and Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit paid into Yemeni bank accounts

If you have a bank account in Yemen and receive State Pension or Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit from the UK into this account, it will be paid Yemeni rial (YER).

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 14 October 2019

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

If you receive UK State Pension or Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit in Yemen, you will be paid in Yemeni rial (YER) from Monday 14 October 2019.

Contact the International Pension Centre if you need advice on how your payment will be affected:

State Pension

Telephone: +44 (0) 191 218 7777
Textphone: +44 (0) 191 218 7280
Monday to Friday, 8am to 7.30pm

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

Telephone: +44 (0) 191 206 9390
Monday to Friday, 8am to 7.30pm

Published 14 October 2019