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Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 27th 2014, 8:13 pm

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Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

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Posted By the1mag

Re: Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

Found the website reference but the wording has changed because of the new pension regulations coming along. Still worth inquiring though I think.

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 27th 2014, 7:51 pm

Replies: 27

Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

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Posted By the1mag

Re: Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

That';s what I thought too but I found something on their website that said you could get a percentage if you had put in less than ten years so I inquired and now get 30% of the full pension. That...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 21st 2014, 9:22 pm

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Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

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Posted By the1mag

Re: Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

We moved cities three times in the 32 years we were together but that was on the same continent and all we took was what we could get in the van. The first time was the most traumatic but it was also...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 21st 2014, 7:22 pm

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Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

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Posted By the1mag

Re: Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

I got rid of all my furniture and most everything else. It's cheaper to replace it all than ship it. It's been insane living the last few weeks in Canada in reverse, re-acquiring everything, but it's...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 21st 2014, 4:45 pm

Replies: 27

Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

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Posted By the1mag

Re: Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

There's no qualifying period for the 25% off council tax, you get that if you're a single person when you rent or buy.

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 21st 2014, 1:56 pm

Replies: 27

Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

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Posted By the1mag

Re: Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

Addendum to my post:

I found a place on www.airbnb.com in the area I was interested in for the first month I was back and found my flat during that time.

Thanks to another post on here, I...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 21st 2014, 12:32 pm

Replies: 27

Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

Views: 2,898

Posted By the1mag

Re: Moving back to UK with Aussie Pension

I moved back three months ago at the age of 67 after 44 years in Canada following my husband's death last year.

I had worked for a few years before I left and was able to get a 30% UK pension...

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