I know similiar posts have been made in relation to claiming of 2 pensions but i am still a little unclear. My father in law is coming close to pension age. He has worked 20 years in the UK and approximately the same in Ireland. I checked out his UK pension of which he is entitled to 80% off. We then paid approx. 1200 pounds such that he will be entitled to a full UK pension.
We are now in the process of determing whether he is eligible for an irish contributory pension. I am not very familiar with the irish pensions. My first question is - is is possible that they will get back to me and say he is entitled to 70% of the irish contributory pension, or is it the case here that if you don't qualify for the contributory you get the non-contributory.
In any case, would it be recommended that he goes ahead with the UK pension and the irish one or how do things work in this situation, i.e. does claiming one affect the other etc.
Thanks in advance
We are now in the process of determing whether he is eligible for an irish contributory pension. I am not very familiar with the irish pensions. My first question is - is is possible that they will get back to me and say he is entitled to 70% of the irish contributory pension, or is it the case here that if you don't qualify for the contributory you get the non-contributory.
In any case, would it be recommended that he goes ahead with the UK pension and the irish one or how do things work in this situation, i.e. does claiming one affect the other etc.
Thanks in advance