Key Post UK State Pension - Make voluntary contributions to qualify for UK pension on top of Irish pension

My back hurts, so I'm feeling grumpy x 2.

Fill in CF83 and send it back. You'd have had it done by the time you posted here.
 
@Finance - I knew my dates (from an old diary I dug out of a box in the attic) but didn't have the name of the agency who placed me.

My cover letter, which accompanied my paper CF83, clarified what I didn't have, and why. My application was successful. They have your NI record after all.
 
Zobeda said:
@Finance - I knew my dates (from an old diary I dug out of a box in the attic) but didn't have the name of the agency who placed me.

My cover letter, which accompanied my paper CF83, clarified what I didn't have, and why. My application was successful. They have your NI record after all.
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I posted the CF83 form off today with a cover letter outlining my situation. I'm just going to sit and wait and see what happens next.
 
blanketyblank said:
Also I notice that where previously when I went in online I could see the number of years I had for pension in total - now it doesnt seem to say that at all.
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How much money does your Pension forecast show?, from what you say, it should be approx 22 years X St£6.32 per year.
If it is well under this, you will have to speak to them.
 
I used registered simply to have a record myself.

Many people have successfully used the online form since it was developed, but if you wish to submit additional documents rather than additional info to support your application then I believe using traditional post is best.
 
I logged onto the UK Pension site today, registered and got the Gateway ID.
I got to the part where you need your National Insurance number and passport. I have the NI number and my Irish passport but they seem to only accept a UK passport. How do you get beyond this point to progress the online application?
Thanks
 
blanketyblank said:
Hi, 2 weeks ago I received a letter from the UK - a receipt with all the years listed that I bought back and how much I'd paid - all perfect.
I assumed it would be online also but when I went into my account it's not there. Only 2 years are acknowledged as paid in full. I bought back 15.

Also I notice that where previously when I went in online I could see the number of years I had for pension in total - now it doesnt seem to say that at all. For example although I only worked 4 years in england it seemed to credit me 8 years - now no number is listed.

Anyone have any info on this? has it happened anyone else?
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I'm in a similar situation. Bought 8 years. Sent them the money in April. I received a letter confirming payment and which years payment was allocated to, but it's still showing as unpaid online.
 
Update re current timelines. I submitted my online application (did not post anything) on the 14th of October 2024 and today the 11th November 2024 it has a status COMPLETED. Prior to that it said IN PROGRESS. Presume I will get a letter in the next 3 weeks in the post with details of being accepted or rejected. Just to give people an idea of the current timelines for online submissions.
 
Peckham. Did you ring them or anything? I intend to after a couple of weeks. hopefully it might be updated by then when I look
Peckham said:
I'm in a similar situation. Bought 8 years. Sent them the money in April. I received a letter confirming payment and which years payment was allocated to, but it's still showing as unpaid
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blanketyblank said:
Peckham. Did you ring them or anything? I intend to after a couple of weeks. hopefully it might be updated by then when I look
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Yes. I rang them twice to enquire about progress. Both times they said all was fine and the person I spoke with was unsure why it wasn't showing online, but to give it a few weeks. On the second occasion they said they'd send me a letter.
 
Thanks
I’ll ring in 2 weeks or so if it isn’t updated online. Hopefully it will be updated online so I won’t have to
 
Hi, posted a ? under an older thread re uk buy back but no response there - the question was if I do a buy back for years in the uk while I was working in Ireland and contributing in irleland does that mean I am double contributing ? - is this ok not to mention legal....also I am in the weird situation where I can make voluntary contributions in Ireland going forward whilst contributing in uk where I am now working, kinda same ? is it ok, wrong or illegal?...thoughts please, would like to get this correct now rather than face confusion later, thanks if any suggestions
 
blanketyblank said:
Thanks
I’ll ring in 2 weeks or so if it isn’t updated online. Hopefully it will be updated online so I won’t have to
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Note that the first time I rang them was mid-August. They said it would be fixed online within a few weeks. It still isn't.

Furthermore, my CF86 form is still showing as In Progress, and it says that my 2023-24 tax hasn't yet been calculated!
 
Just a quick update and thank again for people on here.

Eventually rang and eventually got through to hmrc who confirmed payment in respect of backdated contributions received (class 2), guided 40plus weeks before updated on line.

Think both myself and other half have now 23 odd years contributions and will pay class 2 contribution till retirement, assuming uk doesn’t go bankrupt and we don’t pop our clogs in the meantime, it will be a very welcome boost to retirement income

Thanks again for advice on here
 
No longer have my GBP Bank account as was revoked due to Brexit when moved back to Ireland. When the time comes to claim would you need to go up North to open an Ulster Bank account or similar? Or would it be possible to receive a Sterling pension to an Irish bank account. (Maybe by 2065 the Fintechs will have solved that problem in any event, but curious how it works practicality wise for people claiming at the moment?
 
Can be paid to your Irish Bank account.

"Your State Pension can be paid into:

  • a bank in the country you’re living in"
 
As an Irish resident it's probably best from a fees perspective to open an account with a fintech that has both sterling and euro wallets.

You will get a UK account number for the sterling wallet. Payments from HMRC go into this. You make the transfer to the euro wallet in the app at a very low commission and spend/withdraw/transfer as you please in Ireland.

The alternative is you give HMRC your IBAN for your bank account in Ireland. I don't know the details but bricks-and-mortar banks charge fees and higher commission for transfers in sterling. Fintechs will save you a lot over the course of a retirement.
 
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