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Forum: USA
Jun 2nd 2022, 2:08 am
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Views: 536,216
Posted By vespucci

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

What I expect you may be thinking of is the 4 annual SS credits; a few weeks of work in a year is unlikely to be enough to add anything for WEP exemption (the minimum earnings needed in 2022 is...
Forum: USA
Mar 24th 2022, 4:41 am
Replies: 1,834
Views: 536,216
Posted By vespucci

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

When I started contributing some years ago, if you didn't meet this (2), you could still contribute (but maybe at class 3 rate rather than class 2). I expect it is still the same.
Forum: USA
Mar 20th 2022, 6:04 am
Replies: 1,834
Views: 536,216
Posted By vespucci

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

I think she will need to have worked in the UK for 3 years.
Forum: USA
Mar 5th 2022, 12:53 am
Replies: 1,834
Views: 536,216
Posted By vespucci

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

So you can't buy prior, but I don't expect they disqualify what you already had over 30 years, like S. did.
Forum: USA
Mar 4th 2022, 8:47 pm
Replies: 1,834
Views: 536,216
Posted By vespucci

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

I don't think this is correct. All years will count, and he will need 35 to get a full pension.(at the new rate)

However, if his birthdate is before 6 April 1951 he will already have enough (30)...
Forum: USA
Jan 28th 2020, 7:29 pm
Replies: 1,834
Views: 536,216
Posted By vespucci

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

High earners generally have other pensions too. The UK is fairer as at least the state pension is the same.
Forum: USA
Jan 27th 2020, 5:08 am
Replies: 1,834
Views: 536,216
Posted By vespucci

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

Could it be that they haven't processed it because they realize how unfair it is? If you had made voluntary UK NI contributions for the same years as you paid SS taxes, you'd now be getting double, a...
Forum: USA
Jul 4th 2019, 9:29 pm
Replies: 1,834
Views: 536,216
Posted By vespucci

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

It would seem from this that once you've worked 9 years you'd better quit, otherwise your SS will be cut in half?
Forum: USA
Jul 12th 2018, 7:55 am
Replies: 1,834
Views: 536,216
Posted By vespucci

Re: UK state pension and USA social security

The amount needed to get credited with SS credits and the amount needed to count a year for WEP exemption (called "substantial" earnings) are different. The latter used to be, I think, around...
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