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CF83 looks pretty clear to me
Q. 18: Are you or will you be working abroad for an employer (Y/N)
if there's no UK address you say so and below it there's space for the address in Ireland
Q. 19: Are you or will you be self employed abroad (Y/N)
So it would seem to me that your answer to Q18 is 'no' and to Q19 'yes' if you are self employed.
Finally - we are not the decision makers - DWP are. Direct any complaints about their process in that direction.
Question about this below: Is it asking me this in relation to WHEN I left the UK at that time (say 1995) or is it asking about NOW?
Q. 19: Are you or will you be self employed abroad (Y/N)
So it would seem to me that your answer to Q18 is 'no' and to Q19 'yes' if you are self employed.
I have 6 years on record so potentially could pay the other 4. I did send a CF38 last October but it is not showing on my record. I presume it has been lost.
I have 6 years on record so potentially could pay the other 4. I did send a CF38 last October but it is not showing on my record. I presume it has been lost.
I've been back over my records.
Worked for 9 years in the UK.
I was told my pension would be £33 a week.
Topped up for 14 years at a cost of £2,176.
Pension next month will be £139 a week.
Basically you pay £824 for each year and build up a 1/35th share of a UK state pension which is now £10,600 a year. 1/35 of £10,600 is more like £300 a year for life.
So to make it very simple: every £824 you contribute today gets you an extra £300 per year for life after you reach 67. Bear in mind that the pension is likely to remain indexed to inflation as well.
I don't think it's worth it, if you have only 3 years of contributions. You might be better off to transfer these 3 years to boost your Irish pension, since you could be short of years for a full Irish pension.
I don't think it's worth it, if you have only 3 years of contributions. You might be better off to transfer these 3 years to boost your Irish pension, since you could be short of years for a full Irish pension.