I am not sure of my ground here so any sound advice would be appreciated. My former UK neighbour informed me that the Conservative government have stated that the UK will no longer pay state pensions to those who worked there and subsequently left the UK. Apparently, Irish people who worked in the UK in the 60's and 70's had favourable treatment above other immigrants there. This favourable treatment is about to or has ended.
Now this is where it gets interesting:- I have been informed that the UK pension can kick in at one's 60th birthday, but there is a date where applications for the UK state pension expires. And even future beneficiaries must lodge their application now. All applications after the date even for those reaching 60 in many years time will be null and void.
I hear that at whatever age Irish people who worked in the UK are now at that they should immediately claim their OAP entitlements for when they reach 60.
The Tory government is even thinking of cutting pensions of British people living abroad too.
This is quite serious for those Irish involved as they could be under the impression that when they reach 60 years there will be a British lump sum and weekly British pension waiting for them.
My former UK neighbour informed me that the Conservative government have stated that the UK will no longer pay state pensions to those who worked there and subsequently left the UK. ................. And even future beneficiaries must lodge their application now. All applications after the date even for those reaching 60 in many years time will be null and void.
1. I read the Telegraph piece. It is irrelevant; I'm talking about the special retirement status given to Irish people who worked in the UK in the late 1960's and 1970's. I hope I am making sense.
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