Z
Ziboo
Guest
I lived and worked in the UK for a number of years paying National Insurance contributions and am now living and working in Ireland.
I have received a letter from the UK Inland revenue giving me the option to pay voluntary UK National Insurance contributions for the years since I left to count towards a UK state pension.
I understand that there is an agreement between EU countries where a contribution paid in one country can be put towards a pension in country of retirement but am not sure how this would impact the scenario where I could obtain both a UK and Irish pension.
Could anyone advise, is it worth topping up my UK National Insurance contributions to attain my UK pension as I expect to attain full Irish pension entitlement, or would it mean that my Irish state pension would be reduced accordingly for the amount paid from the UK making the additional UK contribution pointless?
I have received a letter from the UK Inland revenue giving me the option to pay voluntary UK National Insurance contributions for the years since I left to count towards a UK state pension.
I understand that there is an agreement between EU countries where a contribution paid in one country can be put towards a pension in country of retirement but am not sure how this would impact the scenario where I could obtain both a UK and Irish pension.
Could anyone advise, is it worth topping up my UK National Insurance contributions to attain my UK pension as I expect to attain full Irish pension entitlement, or would it mean that my Irish state pension would be reduced accordingly for the amount paid from the UK making the additional UK contribution pointless?