Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
Jan 28th 2009, 4:38 pm
#16
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Re: Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
Did you pay voluntary UK NI contributions after you left the UK? How many years of UK NI contributions did you have altogether? Up until this year you needed 44 years of contributions in the UK, they traditionally ignored missing contributions when you were over 60 years of age making it an effective 39 years of contributions required. It may be that if you leave the UK they do not ignore these missing 5 years. I am told that now (or soon) the requirement will drop drastically and (about) 30 years of contributions in the UK will secure you a pension.
I guess i depends when you left UK?
I guess i depends when you left UK?
I now only get 92% of a full pension so your figures maybe out.
Thinking of the time work between the years perhaps I only had 42 years total, so maybe I am just two short anyway.
I am getting them to check it anyway is case I can pay the extra stamps if it is worth it.
Robbing :curse: If you retire after 2010 like you say you only need 30 :curse: years.
Jan 26th 2010, 7:44 am
#17
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Re: Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
Hello all
As someone who's been living in Italy for almost seven years and paying no voluntary contributions to the UK, but who intends to return to the UK before retirement age, I'm also looking into this. This HMRC info page is useful in the first instance: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cnr/osc.htm#3
As someone who's been living in Italy for almost seven years and paying no voluntary contributions to the UK, but who intends to return to the UK before retirement age, I'm also looking into this. This HMRC info page is useful in the first instance: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cnr/osc.htm#3
Jan 26th 2010, 1:56 pm
#18
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Location: Puglia, Umbria and London
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Re: Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
I reach my pension in June this year, I have worked on and off since 1965 (when i was 15) but they will only give me a 26th part of 30 years contributions (it should be 27 but you don't get anything for your contributions from age 15 to 16). Fortunately as I had my children to look after, so was unable to work for a few years in the UK, I am entitled to Home Responsibilities protection so that helped to bump it up a bit, otherwise it really would have been a pittance.
Jan 26th 2010, 5:07 pm
#19
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Re: Pension contributions made both in UK and Italy
the International pensions centre uk, Telephone 00441912187777. they normaly deal with any enquires for anyone living overseas.
