Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
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Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
Does anyone know what happens when you have made state pension contributions both in Italy and England. What happens when it comes to claiming your pension?
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But in the UK you must apply to the DWP 6 months before your pension is due. At that time you can also apply for your forums for getting your full health cover in Italy.
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For me in France, my local French Pensions Office contacted Newcastle to make sure I'd contributed for enough years in the UK and in France (to get the French pension), and they sorted things out between them. I signed the UK papers which Newcastle sent and the two pensions arrive separately. I imagine that the procedure is the same in Italy, and you should contact your local National Pensions Office 6 months before retiring.
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I am in this situation and i recently asked for a pension statement from the UK and also visited my local INPS office. The INPS office records reflected exactly my UK contribution record back to the 1960s plus my more recent Italian contributions. They told me that i would be paid an Italian pension on retirement IAW the years of Italian contributions and a portion of UK state retirement benefit. I have an unusual situation in that i continued to pay voluntary UK contribution whilst paying mandatory Italian ones and my UK contribution record exceeds the requirement for a full pension.
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Re: Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
I am in this situation and i recently asked for a pension statement from the UK and also visited my local INPS office. The INPS office records reflected exactly my UK contribution record back to the 1960s plus my more recent Italian contributions. They told me that i would be paid an Italian pension on retirement IAW the years of Italian contributions and a portion of UK state retirement benefit. I have an unusual situation in that i continued to pay voluntary UK contribution whilst paying mandatory Italian ones and my UK contribution record exceeds the requirement for a full pension.
Chris, do I need to go to the INPS office to check my contributions? - And where would I get this info in the UK?
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I went to my local INPS office in person but i wasn't easy to get an appointment, in the UK you need to ask HM revenue and customs try www.hmrc.gov.uk or tel UK 0191 2257520
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I went to my local INPS office in person but i wasn't easy to get an appointment, in the UK you need to ask HM revenue and customs try www.hmrc.gov.uk or tel UK 0191 2257520
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Re: Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
I am in this situation and i recently asked for a pension statement from the UK and also visited my local INPS office. The INPS office records reflected exactly my UK contribution record back to the 1960s plus my more recent Italian contributions. They told me that i would be paid an Italian pension on retirement IAW the years of Italian contributions and a portion of UK state retirement benefit. I have an unusual situation in that i continued to pay voluntary UK contribution whilst paying mandatory Italian ones and my UK contribution record exceeds the requirement for a full pension.
Would you happen to know, if you continue to pay voluntary UK contributions as well as mandatory Italian contributions, you would get the full UK pension and whatever it is your entitled to in Italy?
I need to do something about my finances because when I was younger I was working for many years part time and my contributions weren't enough to qualify towards the pension for that particular year. What I want to avoid is missing out on a full pension be it UK or Italian.
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I am hoping that i will get the full UK state pension as i have >40 years contributions (mandatory and voluntary) and i also hope to get something from the Italian state as i have a bout 15 years mandatory with them (and still paying), however this scenario looks to be a bit unlikely and i expect that i would get less than the full \UK state pension. To be sure we need to ask someone who has actually done it which means that someone would be over 65 already
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There's got to be somebody who moved, worked and then retired here in Italy who frequents this site? Any advice much appreciated!
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This INPS page has emails and phone numbers or help with Italian and GB pensions.
http://www.inps.it/bussola/visualizz...19&bLight=true
http://www.inps.it/bussola/visualizz...19&bLight=true
#12
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Infatti consentono agli interessati di:
- sommare tutti i periodi di assicurazione maturati negli Stati membri allo scopo di raggiungere il diritto a pensione (totalizzazione dei periodi assicurativi);
- ottenere il pagamento della pensione nel Paese di residenza, anche se essa è a carico di un altro Stato;
- di beneficiare della parità di trattamento con i cittadini del Paese in cui esercitano la loro attività.
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Re: Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
Infatti consentono agli interessati di:
- sommare tutti i periodi di assicurazione maturati negli Stati membri allo scopo di raggiungere il diritto a pensione (totalizzazione dei periodi assicurativi);
- ottenere il pagamento della pensione nel Paese di residenza, anche se essa è a carico di un altro Stato;
- di beneficiare della parità di trattamento con i cittadini del Paese in cui esercitano la loro attività.
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Re: Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
I am hoping that i will get the full UK state pension as i have >40 years contributions (mandatory and voluntary) and i also hope to get something from the Italian state as i have a bout 15 years mandatory with them (and still paying), however this scenario looks to be a bit unlikely and i expect that i would get less than the full \UK state pension. To be sure we need to ask someone who has actually done it which means that someone would be over 65 already
I left when I was 59 and I am on 92% as I did not get the bonus 5 years that they only give you if you are in the UK. :curse::curse:
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You won`t get a full pension if you leave the UK before you are 65, and thats talking from experience, I didn`t find out till I applied for the pension.
I left when I was 59 and I am on 92% as I did not get the bonus 5 years that they only give you if you are in the UK. :curse::curse:
I left when I was 59 and I am on 92% as I did not get the bonus 5 years that they only give you if you are in the UK. :curse::curse:
I guess i depends when you left UK?