Posting this on behalf of my father in law who is not computer savy.
My father in law has 19 years paid in the UK and is entitled to £76 a week from the UK state pension when he is 65 next march.
He moved to Ireland some 15 years ago and did a small bit of work and then he was put on disability allowance which I understand will end when he reaches 66.
Is there any point in him claiming via the irish system as he had not contributed very much if anything to the system here and given the complex rules regarding average contributions per year, he would hardly get much more than the UK pension? Also he would have to wait a year longer as the pension age here is 66 and is 65 in the UK.
Any advice would be appreciated.
My father in law has 19 years paid in the UK and is entitled to £76 a week from the UK state pension when he is 65 next march.
He moved to Ireland some 15 years ago and did a small bit of work and then he was put on disability allowance which I understand will end when he reaches 66.
Is there any point in him claiming via the irish system as he had not contributed very much if anything to the system here and given the complex rules regarding average contributions per year, he would hardly get much more than the UK pension? Also he would have to wait a year longer as the pension age here is 66 and is 65 in the UK.
Any advice would be appreciated.