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Contributory State Pension- 520 minimum contributions

  • 09-03-2019 2:33am
    #1
    hawthorne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭


    To qualify for a percentage of an Irish Contributory State Pension you need at least 520 paid contributions now.
    What happens if someone has only paid 250 contributions in Ireland, but 850 paid contributions in an EU country (Germany). Is it possible to combine the contributions from both countries to qualify for a pro rata Irish Contributory State Pension- or are the 520 Irish paid contributions a "must" first?


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  • #2
    hawthorne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭hawthorne


    I think this answers my question:

    https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Qualifying-for-State-Pension-Contributory.aspx#q10


    Quote from the page:


    "11. I do not have 520 paid Irish social insurance contributions, but I have worked abroad. Can my social insurance contributions from another country be used to satisfy the 520 paid contributions requirement?

    Social insurance in a country covered by EC Regulations or a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement can be used to satisfy the 520 paid contributions requirement. For a list of these countries, see Question 37. "


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