Northern Ireland pension

Ladyinthedark

My brother worked in Northern Ireland for a civil service , he was there 7 years when he retires would he have to apply for a pension there as he never worked in the Republic of Ireland

Hamsterchops

Northern Ireland pension, that's a UK pension, right?

kneemos

Ladyinthedark wrote: »

My brother worked in Northern Ireland for a civil service , he was there 7 years when he retires would he have to apply for a pension there as he never worked in the Republic of Ireland

The non contributory Irish pension is probably more than than the UK pension in fairness.

Maybe he'd have to claim whatever the UK owes him and deduct it from his Irish pension. No idea how it works though.

the_syco

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/claiming_a_social_welfare_payment/social_insurance_contributions_from_abroad.html

The above link would be what you seek. Also, the below will probably be of interest to him;

Brexit and social insurance payments
The Convention on Social Security between Ireland and the United Kingdom (pdf) is an agreement that was signed by both countries on 1 February 2019. Under the terms of the agreement, all existing arrangements with regard to recognition of, and access to, social insurance entitlements will be maintained in both jurisdictions. This means that the rights of Irish citizens living in Ireland to benefit from social insurance contributions made when working in the UK will be protected and vice versa.

Graces7

English OAP here and it is topped up thankfully. The Brexit statement came as a relief

And yes OP and it will work out the same either way of course. But simpler using the Irish