2006-10-23 08:59:48 · 7 answers · asked by bobster_rs 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
According to the Pensions Service, you can receive a state pension (as long as you have paid enough NI credits) in any European Economic Area Country or any country where the UK has an agreement. You cannot receive mean tested benefits or benefits such as Disability Allowance.
2006-10-23 09:04:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get your UK state pension paid abroad, but it depends on whether that country is part of The European Economic Area (EEA), or whether the UK has a similar agreement with that country.
More info from the official 'Pension Service' website:
***Can my UK pension be paid to me while I am in another EEA country?***
You can be paid a UK State Pension (with an extra amount if you are aged 80 or more), in any other EEA or agreement country.
You will get the same as you would get in the UK.
Find out about how much State Pension you might get in the A to Z section, or by getting a State Pension Forecast from HM Revenue & Customs. Forecasts for overseas customers are dealt with by HM Revenue & Customs.
Find out more on the HM Revenue & Customs website
***Which countries does the UK have a social security agreement with ?***
The countries referred to in the these FAQs which the UK has agreements with are:
Barbados, Bermuda, Cyprus, Israel, Jamaica, Jersey and Guernsey, Malta, Mauritius, Philippines, Turkey, USA, Yugoslavia (applies to the Republics of the former Yugoslavia)
Find out about social security agreement with other countries on the Department for Work and Pensions website
**What if I have lived in Canada, New Zealand or Australia?**
There are special agreements with Canada and New Zealand which allow periods of residence in those countries to count towards your pension in the UK, as long as you are actually living in the UK.
A similar agreement with Australia ended on 28 February 2001, but a period you spent in Australia before that date may still count towards your UK pension, again provided you are actually living in the UK. Learn about your right of appeal on the Department for Work and Pensions website
For Canada, read or print our leaflet about the Social Security agreement between the United Kingdom and Canada on the Department for Work and Pensions website
For New Zealand, read or print our leaflet about the Social Security agreement between the United Kingdom and New Zealand on the Department for Work and Pensions website
For Australia contact the International Pension Centre by telephone, email, fax or post.
**What if I am not living in the EEA or an agreement country?**
If you want to find out more about state pensions for those living abroad, you can contact the International Pension Centre by phone, fax or email through The Pension Service website.
2006-10-24 08:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by great.expectati0ns 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you move abroad certainly not and hope not, that's like the foreigners moving into this country getting which and what ever way they can and sending it back to their country's, it is being done and Blair doing nothing about it
2006-10-23 18:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by Ivan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some people do. One of the biggest countries where retired U.S citizens go to is Poland. Very low cost of living there.
2006-10-23 16:03:36 · answer #4 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. Go to the DWP website and to the pensions service and it should tell you on there.
2006-10-23 16:01:02 · answer #5 · answered by Katie G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes my friends do. They get the checks every month.
2006-10-23 16:03:44 · answer #6 · answered by bernice l 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not if you have it paid direct into your bank acount?
2006-10-23 16:02:44 · answer #7 · answered by dogbob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋