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State pension abroad.
alwill1510
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I am almost at state pension age and when I reach it I intend to live abroad in the far east. I am single and qualify for the single man's full state pension. Once I am over there I will be marrying a local woman, aged 52, not working. Will my state pension increase to that of a married couple?
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There is no such thing as a married couples pension.
Your state pension will be not affected by your marital status.0 -
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alwill1510 wrote: »I am almost at state pension age and when I reach it I intend to live abroad in the far east. I am single and qualify for the single man's full state pension. Once I am over there I will be marrying a local woman, aged 52, not working. Will my state pension increase to that of a married couple?
As has been said, your wife will not enter into it.
Your biggest issue, I expect, is whether or not your State Pension entitlement will be inflation linked. My understanding is that it is not ever increased while you continue to live in the Far East.0 -
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Your biggest issue, I expect, is whether or not your State Pension entitlement will be inflation linked. My understanding is that it is not ever increased while you continue to live in the Far East.
Unless it's the Philippines.0 -
just confirmed with 2 pensioners who live abroad. they have their pension paid into their uk bank accounts - and their pension imcrease with rpi/ cpi.0
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rabbitmumu wrote: »just confirmed with 2 pensioners who live abroad. they have their pension paid into their uk bank accounts - and their pension imcrease with rpi/ cpi.
Depends where they are resident.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/StatePension/Basicstatepension/DG_100267140 -
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rabbitmumu wrote: »just confirmed with 2 pensioners who live abroad. they have their pension paid into their uk bank accounts - and their pension imcrease with rpi/ cpi.
This is certainly the case if you live in the EU and some othere countries, but not all.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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alwill1510 wrote: »Actually, it is The Philippines. Is there an exception there that is index linked?
Yes. Looks like this is about the only Far East country where you do get index linking.0
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