My wife worked from the age 16 to 23 back in the years 1969. She then stopped work about 1975 to raise our family but returned to work in about 1997 to 2003.
When she returned to work in 1997 for circa 6 years she gave her new employer her old PRSI number from 1969. This number could not be located for some reason and she had to apply for a new PRSI number.
So my wife has a PRSI number from 1969 with about 8 years paid PRSI contributions on it and a different number from 1997 with a further 6 years paid PRSI contributions on it.
If my wife needs to apply for a Contributory State Pension these two sets of PRSI contributions will need to be combined to show that she has 520 paid contributions during her lifetime. There are also various "credits" over the years.
We have a record of the original PRSI number. Is it possible that her original PRSI number has been lost by the Department of Social Welfare and can anything be done about it.
When she returned to work in 1997 for circa 6 years she gave her new employer her old PRSI number from 1969. This number could not be located for some reason and she had to apply for a new PRSI number.
So my wife has a PRSI number from 1969 with about 8 years paid PRSI contributions on it and a different number from 1997 with a further 6 years paid PRSI contributions on it.
If my wife needs to apply for a Contributory State Pension these two sets of PRSI contributions will need to be combined to show that she has 520 paid contributions during her lifetime. There are also various "credits" over the years.
We have a record of the original PRSI number. Is it possible that her original PRSI number has been lost by the Department of Social Welfare and can anything be done about it.