UK state pension and USA social security
#1426
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Re: UK state pension and USA social security
I have heard similar figures. I looked at the calculation, and just on a basis of cash flow, it would take several years to end up ahead by waiting for full retirement.
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Not sure I really understand your question - what does "more than the 8% if you just defer claiming until age 67" mean? If you take SS early, it's reduced - for your entire life - by 5% per year you take it early. So if your full retirement age is 67 (true of anyone born post 1960 iirc), taking it at 62 will reduce your payments by 30%. If you delay taking SS past your full retirement age, your payment is increased by 8% per year of deferral.
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I presume it's a discouragement to those living abroad from claiming before their full retirement age. After all, for non-resident aliens, the SSA has no way of verifying your income and reducing your SS benefits if you're over the earnings threshold. Of course, people could equally lie as to the number of hours they are working overseas...
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I presume it's a discouragement to those living abroad from claiming before their full retirement age. After all, for non-resident aliens, the SSA has no way of verifying your income and reducing your SS benefits if you're over the earnings threshold. Of course, people could equally lie as to the number of hours they are working overseas...
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Re: UK state pension and USA social security
I am 68 and have done the calculation assuming 15 years further on this planet and using three scenarios: take US Social Security now + 50% of UK state pension (being a reduction to the US Social Security payments); as above, but deferring taking UK pension for five years; as above, but with 10 year deferral. Assumptions: UK deferral increases pension by 10% annually (note - for younger people this is less may be less generous). My conclusion: it works out more or less the same (variance in total payments over lifetime <£1,000). If anyone wants it, I can attach spreadsheet so you can enter with your own numbers. Regards
#1432
Re: UK state pension and USA social security
I am 68 and have done the calculation assuming 15 years further on this planet and using three scenarios: take US Social Security now + 50% of UK state pension (being a reduction to the US Social Security payments); as above, but deferring taking UK pension for five years; as above, but with 10 year deferral. Assumptions: UK deferral increases pension by 10% annually (note - for younger people this is less may be less generous). My conclusion: it works out more or less the same (variance in total payments over lifetime <£1,000). If anyone wants it, I can attach spreadsheet so you can enter with your own numbers. Regards
You don't indicate how many years of US SS contributions you have.
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Re: UK state pension and USA social security
I am 68 and have done the calculation assuming 15 years further on this planet and using three scenarios: take US Social Security now + 50% of UK state pension (being a reduction to the US Social Security payments); as above, but deferring taking UK pension for five years; as above, but with 10 year deferral. Assumptions: UK deferral increases pension by 10% annually (note - for younger people this is less may be less generous). My conclusion: it works out more or less the same (variance in total payments over lifetime <£1,000). If anyone wants it, I can attach spreadsheet so you can enter with your own numbers. Regards
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Re: UK state pension and USA social security
It isn't quite like that as the WEP only applies to the major part of how the benefit is calculated. If you are a high salary earner then it is not all reduced.
The basic benefit will be 15% less then you would have got it WEP didn't apply. 5% less for each year less then 30 years. There is an online WEP calculator on the SSA web site. https://www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/anyPiaWepjs04.html
The basic benefit will be 15% less then you would have got it WEP didn't apply. 5% less for each year less then 30 years. There is an online WEP calculator on the SSA web site. https://www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/anyPiaWepjs04.html
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Re: UK state pension and USA social security
I presume it's a discouragement to those living abroad from claiming before their full retirement age. After all, for non-resident aliens, the SSA has no way of verifying your income and reducing your SS benefits if you're over the earnings threshold. Of course, people could equally lie as to the number of hours they are working overseas...
#1436
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My comment related to SS. When it is calculated your average earnings are split into three amounts and then a formula is used on each amount to calculate your SS. The first amount is multiplied by 90% except when WEP applies when the 90% is reduced by 5% per year for each year between 20 and 30 years SS contributions.
The other two amounts are subject to the normal formula and not reduced by WEP.
I take it that has cleared up any confusion.
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All UK State pension, except that derived from voluntary contributions, counts towards WEP, if WEP is applied.
My comment related to SS. When it is calculated your average earnings are split into three amounts and then a formula is used on each amount to calculate your SS. The first amount is multiplied by 90% except when WEP applies when the 90% is reduced by 5% per year for each year between 20 and 30 years SS contributions.
The other two amounts are subject to the normal formula and not reduced by WEP.
I take it that has cleared up any confusion.
My comment related to SS. When it is calculated your average earnings are split into three amounts and then a formula is used on each amount to calculate your SS. The first amount is multiplied by 90% except when WEP applies when the 90% is reduced by 5% per year for each year between 20 and 30 years SS contributions.
The other two amounts are subject to the normal formula and not reduced by WEP.
I take it that has cleared up any confusion.
#1438
Re: UK state pension and USA social security
Reason is I was offered some work in UK + I have a few years to catch up n Class 3 contributions- if US social security reduced by amount of UK pension, don't know if worth catching up on voluntary contributions if working n UK for a few years has effect of reducing my USA pension as well.
#1439
Re: UK state pension and USA social security
I'm 67, and I haven't starting taking my British State Pension yet. I'd planned on starting to take it next year or the year after - can one continue to defer it beyond age 70? If that's the case, I didn't realise it .... And is it the case, as you suggest, that folks in our age bracket are grandfathered in with the 10% annual increase on deferral?
https://www.gov.uk/deferring-state-pension/what-you-get
At ages 67 & 68 it's possible you and Alexamck fall either side of that date.
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Re: UK state pension and USA social security
I don't think there is any grandfathering in of the 10% - the amount of uplift will depend on whether you hit state pension age before or after April 2016.
https://www.gov.uk/deferring-state-pension/what-you-get
At ages 67 & 68 it's possible you and Alexamck fall either side of that date.
https://www.gov.uk/deferring-state-pension/what-you-get
At ages 67 & 68 it's possible you and Alexamck fall either side of that date.
Edit; The link confirms that the pension amount will continue to increase by 1% every five weeks, or 10.4% a year, if deferred. I don't see a mention of whether there's a limit as to an upper age beyond which you can't defer...
Last edited by robin1234; Dec 31st 2017 at 9:26 am.