pensions
Apr 24th 2005, 9:48 am
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Any one have a clear idea about the UK pension situation for ex pats in Italy?
We're about to buy a house in Lunigiana (to live in - not a holiday home) and thought that as long as we pay our voluntary NI contributions from now until we're 65 we will get the full British pension, the same as if we were living in Britain.
But when we logged onto the NI site to work out our entitlement it asked if we were living abroad but didn't explain what difference it would make.
By the way, I see Charles Kennedy is promising pensions will depend on residence not on contributions paid if he becomes prime minister!
We're about to buy a house in Lunigiana (to live in - not a holiday home) and thought that as long as we pay our voluntary NI contributions from now until we're 65 we will get the full British pension, the same as if we were living in Britain.
But when we logged onto the NI site to work out our entitlement it asked if we were living abroad but didn't explain what difference it would make.
By the way, I see Charles Kennedy is promising pensions will depend on residence not on contributions paid if he becomes prime minister!
Apr 29th 2005, 12:35 pm
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Re: pensions
Originally Posted by Stokies
Any one have a clear idea about the UK pension situation for ex pats in Italy?
We're about to buy a house in Lunigiana (to live in - not a holiday home) and thought that as long as we pay our voluntary NI contributions from now until we're 65 we will get the full British pension, the same as if we were living in Britain.
But when we logged onto the NI site to work out our entitlement it asked if we were living abroad but didn't explain what difference it would make.
By the way, I see Charles Kennedy is promising pensions will depend on residence not on contributions paid if he becomes prime minister!
We're about to buy a house in Lunigiana (to live in - not a holiday home) and thought that as long as we pay our voluntary NI contributions from now until we're 65 we will get the full British pension, the same as if we were living in Britain.
But when we logged onto the NI site to work out our entitlement it asked if we were living abroad but didn't explain what difference it would make.
By the way, I see Charles Kennedy is promising pensions will depend on residence not on contributions paid if he becomes prime minister!
Apr 29th 2005, 7:04 pm
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Re: pensions
Originally Posted by sabato
It shouldn't make any difference, as there are reciprocal agreements in th EC. We have had very good help from the Centre for Non-Residents in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Tel no 01912253628. Also the leaflet SA29 explains things. It's complicated, but the letters we've rec'd go into our personal circumstances/age etc and really spell it out simply. There are options & it's up to you to decide what's best for you.
