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

Finance said:
My voluntary contribution to pay back is £824.20 every year from 2006 to 2024. There is a slight variation in this but not much. Did anyone else get that?
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As per the key post everyone online as deemed class 3. You need to put your application in to see the true class in a letter post your claim being submitted.
 
magscollins said:
As per the key post everyone online as deemed class 3. You need to put your application in to see the true class in a letter post your claim being submitted.
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Thanks, I'll fill in the form and submit and see what the result is. I'm hazy on the dates in the 90s to be honest and I've touched base with my employer there and like me he hasn't a clue as to the exact dates I left.
 
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?
 
Finance said:
Thanks, I'll fill in the form and submit and see what the result is. I'm hazy on the dates in the 90s to be honest and I've touched base with my employer there and like me he hasn't a clue as to the exact dates I left.
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If you sign into your gov.uk account, you will be able to see the years that you paid National Insurance contributions, so this could guide you ...
 
How much extra pension will you get for this amount?

You can work out if the investment is worth once you know what extra payment you will receive
 
picorette said:
If you sign into your gov.uk account, you will be able to see the years that you paid National Insurance contributions, so this could guide you ...
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It can guide me for sure but I don't have the exact day/months only the year. I was thinking of stating that in the cover letter and putting a foot note in the form itself to clarify that I don't remember exact days/date. Has anyone else done that and crossed the line with that part of the process?
 
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
 
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