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Despite the Government's announcement this month that there is no general delay in the processing of payments, protests over missing state pension top-ups continue to flow into This is Money.' Although most issues relate to the big rush to raise state pensions from January to August, we have also heard from readers whose payments have been sitting in the system for years. In early 2020, expat teacher Liz Milintacupt-Taylor, pictured right, paid £9,000 for top-ups.