Entitled to a small UK pension?

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pingin

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Hello,
Having lived and worked in London for about two years in the late 1980s, I'm wondering if I'm entitled to a (very small) UK pension. Perhaps my contributions would be too small.

My details are somewhere in the attic but I should be able to find them!

Thanks.
 

All depends on your time there. To qualify for a pension, you need at least 3 years paid contributions. If you have that you can purchase voluntary contributions for a further 17 years (2006 to 2022) before April 2025 and you can then purchase any years from now until your retirement age.

As far as I know, less than 3 years working there and you are excluded from any pension entitlement!
 
Thanks for your reply PC 100. I'm not sure of exactly how long I was there but I fear it may have been less than three years.
 
pingin said:
Thanks for your reply PC 100. I'm not sure of exactly how long I was there but I fear it may have been less than three years.
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Either ring them or set up account on uk my hov to see your record. You might be surprised as they used to give you 3 years extra for dome reason. Need 10 years to get anything do would need to buy voluntary contributions as per key post.
 
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