Moving to the Philippines??

[joebloggs]

Thats not true regarding state pension, according to my accountant you can still live abroad permanently and as long you pay the N.I £2.40 a week till
you are 65 or 68 depending when you was born. just set up a direct/debit.
no need to work till 65 or 68 as long as you pay in.

work or pay for near 44yrs , still 44 yrs to get the full amount.

cheeky i cannot retire til i'm 66

as for

Can my UK pension be paid to me while I am in another country?

You can be paid a UK State Pension anywhere in the world, but you will only get annual increases if you live in any other EEA country, a country with which the UK has a social security agreement that allows increases, the Isle of Man or Sark.

Which countries does the UK have a social security agreement with?

The countries referred to in the these FAQs which the UK has social security agreements with are: Barbados, Bermuda, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Israel, Jamaica, Jersey and Guernsey, Mauritius, Montenegro, Philippines, Serbia, Turkey, USA, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/ipc/faqs.asp#eight

what are the chances of that of all the countires in the world, the phils makes it on the short list. now thats a bit of luck for us lot , i was wrong there, i admit that, didn't realise the phils was on the list

some intestering info here

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/bene...3/sa42_oct.pdf

[andypaul]

work or pay for near 44yrs , still 44 yrs to get the full amount.

cheeky i cannot retire til i'm 66

as for

Can my UK pension be paid to me while I am in another country?

You can be paid a UK State Pension anywhere in the world, but you will only get annual increases if you live in any other EEA country, a country with which the UK has a social security agreement that allows increases, the Isle of Man or Sark.

Which countries does the UK have a social security agreement with?

The countries referred to in the these FAQs which the UK has social security agreements with are: Barbados, Bermuda, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Israel, Jamaica, Jersey and Guernsey, Mauritius, Montenegro, Philippines, Serbia, Turkey, USA, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/ipc/faqs.asp#eight

what are the chances of that of all the countires in the world, the phils makes it on the short list. now thats a bit of luck for us lot , i was wrong there, i admit that, didn't realise the phils was on the list

some intestering info here

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/bene...3/sa42_oct.pdf

So the pension if paid in phill gets any rasies given back in the UK? Surely you don't get the heating allowance or do they call it the AC allowance?